And Action: TV Sentiment and the US Consumer

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Author
Uhl, Matthias W.
Date
2010-11
Type
    Working Paper
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Abstract
The average American watches over five hours of television per day. We test whether sentiment in TV news shows influences the ordinary consumer in the US, and whether the University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment is better at explaining changes in private consumption than TV news sentiment Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-006589527
Publication status
published
Journal / series
KOF Working Papers
Volume
268
Publisher
KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
Subject
KONSUMVERHALTEN + KONSUMENTENVERHALTEN; TV sentiment; CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; PRIVATE CONSUMPTION; VEREINIGTE STAATEN VON AMERIKA, USA (NORDAMERIKA); Private consumption; PRIVATER KONSUM; TELEVISION TRANSMISSION (TELECOMMUNICATIONS); FERNSEHÜBERTRAGUNG (NACHRICHTENWESEN); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, USA (NORTH AMERICA)
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02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute  
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