Knowledge@ Wharton - Clever Economics
Date 12/15/2009
Rock fish, 401(k) withdrawals, shopping bags and snowflakes: When deciphering America's economic future, tea leaves come in many forms. To get a good read, Knowledge@Wharton asked a few professors, economists and company bosses in a range of industries what they saw in their cup of tea--which economic indicators they planned to watch during the final quarter of 2009, and what they are waiting to see in 2010 that would convince them the economy is turning around. On the macro side, from retail to real estate, finance to factories, the central theme of employment echoed again and again. Retailers linked it to consumer confidence, real estate watchers to office space, bankers to loan losses, and manufacturers to product demand.
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