Past research has shown that people consistently believe that others are more easily manipulated by external influences than they themselves are---a phenomenon called the ``third-person effect'' (Davison, 1983). The present research investigates whether support for public policies aimed at...

The article states issues that determine modern economic development of Ukraine. It marks main factors of influence upon the state of economic development; driving forces of transformational changes in the country economy; problems that arise in the process of carrying out structural reforms,...

Изложены вопросы, определяющие современное экономическое развитие Украины. Обозначены основные факторы влияния на состояние развития хозяйства; движущие силы...

The current field study examines emotions, evoked by a fire disaster, and economic expectations of people who were exposed to a fire disaster in Israel. We find that negative emotions are correlated with expectations regarding the economic self-improvement, as well as expectations for national...

As society changes and patterns of economic development – across regions, countries, markets, companies and other organizations – become more complex and intricate, there is a general wish for reliable and valid indicators of what is going on and where economic development is heading. <p> This...</p>

The December 2012 surveys of expectations for inflation and growth conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes continue to focus on 2012 and 2013 expectations. The weighted average expectation for regional growth for 2012, which should be close to the final figure for the year,...

The October surveys of expectations for inflation and growth conducted by Central Banks in the region indicate increases in both growth and inflation expectations for a number of countries. Inflation expectations for 2012 have risen in Uruguay reaching 8.3%. They have also increased in Brazil...

The February 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that movements in inflation expectations have been mixed. The simple average inflation expectation for the region for both 2013 and 2014 is 4. 5%. Inflation expectations rose quite...