In a representative democracy, there is a belief that out of obligation or necessity elected representatives take into account the desires of their constituents. Elected representatives following ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide implemented nonpharmaceutical lockdown policies to mitigate the impact of the virus. The effectiveness of these policies depended on public support, ...

We estimate perceptions about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy rule from panel data on professional forecasts of interest rates and macroeconomic conditions. The perceived dependence of the ...

Opinion polls dealing with how people view the way the government is carrying out its job are not reliable indicators. This ...