How should we measure consumer confidence?

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 51-56

  Dominitz, Jeff ^a   Manski, Charles F ^b,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Economics ^*  (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4043133761     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330041371303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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