Wall Street Journal Economic Survey Explained

The Wall Street Journal Economic Survey, also known as the Wall Street Journal Economic Forecasting Survey, could refer to either the monthly or the semi-annual survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal of over 50 economists on important indicators of the economy of the United States.^{[1] [2]}

History

Records of the monthly survey on the Wall Street Journal website go back to December 2002^[1] and records of the semiannual survey range between the years 2003 and 2007.^[2] However, the survey dates back to at least 1986.^{[3] [4]}

Reception

Academic reception

The Wall Street Journal Economic Survey has been cited and used in some academic research on forecast accuracy and the nature of expectations.^{[4] [5]}

Reception in the financial press and blogs

Forecasts made in the Wall Street Journal Economic Survey are often discussed by other financial press and blog articles.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Best on the Street, a similar survey of financial analysts by the Wall Street Journal that is used to rank the relative performance of the analysts.
• Economic forecasting
• Survey of Professional Forecasters
• ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters
• Livingston Survey
• Blue Chip Economic Indicators
• OECD Main Economic Indicators
• OECD Economic Outlook
• Consensus Economics
• Consensus forecast

Notes and References

1. Web site: Economic Forecasting Survey. Wall Street Journal. April 21, 2014.
2. Web site: Semiannual Economic Forecasting Survey: 2007 Second Half. Wall Street Journal. April 21, 2014.
3. Web site: Stuart G. Hoffman. April 21, 2014.
4. Web site: Do Wall Street Economists Believe in Okun's Law and the Taylor Rule?. Mitchell. Karlyn. Pearce. Douglas K.. February 2009. April 21, 2014.
5. Web site: Evaluating Wall Street Journal Survey Forecasters: A Multivariate Approach. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Eisenbeis. Robert. Waggoner. Daniel. Zha. Tao. July 2002. April 21, 2014.
6. Web site: The October 2013 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey. April 21, 2014. October 15, 2014. EconomicGreenfield.
7. Web site: Florida unemployment rate nudges up 0.1%. Jackovis. Ted. April 18, 2014. April 21, 2014. TBO.
8. Web site: State's robust recovery outpaces nation, aids workers. March 25, 2014. April 21, 2014. Sun-Sentinel. Marcia Heroux Pounds.