The demographics of inflation opinion surveys

Michael F. Bryan and Guhan Venkatu

Economic Commentary, 2001, issue Oct

Abstract: In this Commentary, we document that people report very different perceptions and predictions of inflation depending upon their income, education, age, race, and gender ? a strange finding that may provide an important clue to understanding how to interpret survey data of inflation expectations.

Keywords: Inflation (Finance); Forecasting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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