Measures of investor and consumer confidence and policy actions in the current crisis (English)

The current financial crisis has highlighted the danger that declines in confidence can have a self-fulfilling effect on economic activity. In this paper, the authors consider ways of measuring investor and consumer confidence, and try to explain the evolution of confidence using measures of financial volatility, investment performance, macroeconomic outcomes, and policy actions. They identify a link between investor and consumer confidence. Finally...

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Dailami,Mansoor;

Masson,Paul R.;
Document Date
2009/07/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5007
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Measures of investor and consumer confidence and policy actions in the current crisis
Keywords
economic market

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Dailami,Mansoor; Masson,Paul R..

Measures of investor and consumer confidence and policy actions in the current crisis (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5007 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/235261468339612790

Measures of investor and consumer confidence and policy actions in the current crisis (English)

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