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title: Consumers' Attention to Monetary Policy: The Importance of Having "Skin in the Game"
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/fip-fedcwq-103975/
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updated: 2026-11-06
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:fip:fedcwq:103975
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:fip:fedcwq:103975
featured: 2026-11-06
citations: unknown
topic: Econometrics & Forecasting
---


# Consumers' Attention to Monetary Policy: The Importance of Having "Skin in the Game"

Survey of 170,000 consumers shows that attention to monetary policy is driven by incentives; those planning major purchases are significantly more attentive to interest rate news.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:fip:fedcwq:103975
- Identifier: RePEc:fip:fedcwq:103975
- Released: 2026-11-02
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 138 (2026-11-06): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-11-06/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Econometrics & Forecasting
- Authors: Ina Hajdini, Edward S. Knotek, James Mitchell, Mathieu Pedemonte, Taylor Shiroff

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