Attention Economy


Friday, November 24, 2023

Survey Responses and Quality of Economic Data

Economists May Have Been Flying Blind All Along
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-24/economists-may-have-been-flying-blind-all-along
Declining response rates to official surveys raise the possibility that government and central bank officials have been making decisions based on flawed data. 

Data Quality Is Still a Problem: Seasonal Distortions and Falling Response Rates
https://www.gspublishing.com/content/research/en/reports/2023/11/27/487547ae-0218-4f2a-b228-6bec8baf65c4.html#


The problem with economic surveys: People aren’t filling them out
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-economic-surveys-statscan/