Expectations of inflation: the role of demographic variables, expectation formation, and financial literacy

Authors :: De Bruin, Wandi Bruine
Vanderklaauw, Wilbert
Downs, Julie S.
Fischhoff, Baruch
Topa, Giorgio
Armantier, Olivier
Source :: Journal of Consumer Affairs. Summer, 2010, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p381, 22 p.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: When financial decisions have consequences beyond the immediate future, individuals' economic success may depend on their ability to forecast the rate of inflation. Higher inflation expectations have been reported by [...]

Subjects :: Market trend/market analysis
Financial literacy -- Demographic aspects -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects -- Analysis
Inflation (Finance) -- United States -- Forecasts and trends
Demography -- Analysis -- Social aspects -- Forecasts and trends
Economic forecasting -- Social aspects -- Analysis -- Forecasts and trends

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