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Today in @Briefing_Book, Giacomo Fraccaroli, @nealemahoney.bsky.social, and Zahra Thabet describe a test they ran of California’s click-to-cancel law: many subscriptions remain too difficult to cancel.
More on consumer sentiment from Ryan Cummings and @nealemahoney.bsky.socialwww.briefingbook.info/p/digesting-...
The impact of inflation on consumer sentiment decays at a rate of about 50 percent per year
Democrats and Republicans view the economy very differently. Shifts in sentiment by party over time suggest that at least some of those differences are related to partisan control of the White House, with GOP sentiment about 2.5x more responsive to this than Dem sentiment.
More bonus Briefing Book content this morning from Ryan Cummings and @nealemahoney.bsky.socialwww.briefingbook.info/p/asymmetric...
How excess Republican partisanship contributes to the gap between economic fundamentals and consumer views on the economy
Honored to be appointed to the CFPB Academic Research Council. CFPB researchers, together w/ the broader research community, have built a strong, robust body of evidence to guide policy and enforcement. Excited to advise CFPB on future research. www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the appointment of new members to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Re...
