Consumers and COVID-19: A Real-Time Survey

Alexander Dietrich, Edward Knotek, Keith Kuester, Gernot Müller, Kristian Ove R. Myrseth, Raphael Schoenle and Michael Weber

Economic Commentary, 2020, vol. 2020, issue 08, 6

Abstract: We summarize the results from an ongoing survey that asks consumers questions related to the recent coronavirus outbreak, including their expectations for how the economy is likely to be affected by the outbreak and how their own behavior has changed in response to it. The survey began in early March, providing a window into how consumers’ responses have evolved in real time since the early days of the acknowledged spread of COVID-19 in the United States. In updating and charting the survey’s findings on the Cleveland Fed’s website going forward, we seek to inform policymakers and researchers about consumers’ beliefs during a time of high uncertainty and unprecedented policy responses.

Keywords: COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.26509/frbc-ec-202008

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