What Drives Consumer Expectations about the Economy?
Panel Session
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (EST)
- Moderator: Ben Casselman, New York Times
Panelist(s)
Joanne Hsu
,
University of Michigan
Topic: University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index
Ulrike Malmendier
,
University of California-Berkeley
Topic: Lived experiences and inflation expectations
Ben Harris
,
Brookings Institution
Topic: How consumers' views of the economy compare to economic statistics
Gizem Kosar
,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Topic: New York Fed's Survey of Consumer Expectations
Jason Furman
,
Harvard University
Topic: Insights to date & future research needs
JEL Classifications
- E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy
- E3 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles