Opinion Makers 1991

Attitudes of elites and persons influencing opinion on questions of economic policy. Topics: most important tasks of large concerns; expected development of the Dollar exchange rate to the end of 1991 and the growth rate of the gross national product in 1991; inflation expectation for 1991; expected unemployment figures; preferred measures to combat unemployment; judgement on the importance of European cooperation in selected areas; most able politicians in selected subject areas; print media usage; judgement on German products in international competition; effects of the EC domestic market on selected areas of business in the FRG; prediction for the Federal Parliament election; effect of a red-green coalition on the economy; party preference; preferred measures for flexible regulation of working hours; area of business affiliation and personal interest in areas of business; importance of various characteristics for companies. Also encoded was: position and area of responsibility of respondent.