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Perceptions of Economic Insecurity: Evidence from the Survey of Economic Expectations

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  • Dominitz, J.
  • Manski, C.F.

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We have recently initiated the Survey of Economic Expectations (SEE) in an effort to learn how Americans perceive their near-term futures. This paper use SEE data on over two thousand labor force participants interviewed in 1994 and 1995 to describe how Americans in the labor force perceive the risk of near-term economic misfortune.

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Paper provided by Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems in its series Working papers with number 9614.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Handle: RePEc:att:wimass:9614

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Postal: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON, SOCIAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE(S.S.R.I.), MADISON WISCONSIN 53706 U.S.A.

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Keywords: RISK; UNCERTAINTY; EXPECTATIONS;

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