Hoover Institution
04/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2024 05:39
Policy Knowledge in the Public
Abstract: The paper explores public understanding of the key facts and data necessary to understand major public policy debates confronting voters. The YouGov survey of 2,000 households reveals substantial inaccurate information and self-admitted lack of basic factual knowledge among voters. It also reveals a widespread desire for more reliable, factual information that respondents believe would most benefit themselves and others on important fiscal issues, education, voting laws, inequality, immigration and climate.
About the Authors
Michael J. Boskin is the Wohlford Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Tully M. Friedman Professor of Economics at Stanford University.
Douglas Rivers is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a professor of political science at Stanford University, and chief scientist at YouGov PLC.