Consumer confidence surveys: do they boost forecasters' confidence?

Jeremy Piger

The Regional Economist, 2003, issue Apr, 10-11

Abstract: Economic forecasters rely on monthly consumer confidence surveys to help them determine the current and future states of the economy. But how reliable are these surveys?

Keywords: Consumer; behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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