Southeast Asia
US-Vietnam relations: A conversation with Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son
Research
BPEA | 1978 No. 1Consumer Sentiment and Spending on Durable Goods
1978, No. 1
MANY studies have found the Index of Consumer Sentiment compiled by
the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center to be a useful explanatory
variable for consumer expenditure, especially on consumer
durables. Why should this be so? This paper seeks to provide an answer
to this question.