Public Kauffman Economic Outlook - 2010 Q1

Core questions

Thank you for participating in the survey. There are 17 substantive questions, all are optional, and individual replies will be kept anonymous.

1. How do you assess the overall condition of the U.S. economy right now?

	Strong and growing	Strong with uncertain growth	Mixed	Facing recession	Weak and recessing	N/A
Select One	How do you assess the overall condition of the U.S. economy right now? Select One Strong and growing	Select One Strong with uncertain growth	Select One Mixed	Select One Facing recession	Select One Weak and recessing	Select One N/A

Comments:

2. Is the U.S. economy doing better or worse than official government statistics show?

	Better	Same	Worse	N/A
Select One	Is the U.S. economy doing better or worse than official government statistics show? Select One Better	Select One Same	Select One Worse	Select One N/A

3. What are the prospects for the following over the next 3 years (in the U.S. unless stated otherwise)?

	Increasing strongly	Increasing	About the same	Decreasing	Decreasing strongly	Don't Know / Not Applicable
Stock market	What are the prospects for the following over the next 3 years (in the U.S. unless stated otherwise)? Stock market Increasing strongly	Stock market Increasing	Stock market About the same	Stock market Decreasing	Stock market Decreasing strongly	Stock market Don't Know / Not Applicable
Interest rates (real)	Interest rates (real) Increasing strongly	Interest rates (real) Increasing	Interest rates (real) About the same	Interest rates (real) Decreasing	Interest rates (real) Decreasing strongly	Interest rates (real) Don't Know / Not Applicable
Income inequality	Income inequality Increasing strongly	Income inequality Increasing	Income inequality About the same	Income inequality Decreasing	Income inequality Decreasing strongly	Income inequality Don't Know / Not Applicable
Global output	Global output Increasing strongly	Global output Increasing	Global output About the same	Global output Decreasing	Global output Decreasing strongly	Global output Don't Know / Not Applicable
GDP per capita	GDP per capita Increasing strongly	GDP per capita Increasing	GDP per capita About the same	GDP per capita Decreasing	GDP per capita Decreasing strongly	GDP per capita Don't Know / Not Applicable
Competitiveness	Competitiveness Increasing strongly	Competitiveness Increasing	Competitiveness About the same	Competitiveness Decreasing	Competitiveness Decreasing strongly	Competitiveness Don't Know / Not Applicable
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Increasing strongly	Manufacturing Increasing	Manufacturing About the same	Manufacturing Decreasing	Manufacturing Decreasing strongly	Manufacturing Don't Know / Not Applicable
Inflation	Inflation Increasing strongly	Inflation Increasing	Inflation About the same	Inflation Decreasing	Inflation Decreasing strongly	Inflation Don't Know / Not Applicable
Poverty	Poverty Increasing strongly	Poverty Increasing	Poverty About the same	Poverty Decreasing	Poverty Decreasing strongly	Poverty Don't Know / Not Applicable
Budget deficit	Budget deficit Increasing strongly	Budget deficit Increasing	Budget deficit About the same	Budget deficit Decreasing	Budget deficit Decreasing strongly	Budget deficit Don't Know / Not Applicable
Trade deficit	Trade deficit Increasing strongly	Trade deficit Increasing	Trade deficit About the same	Trade deficit Decreasing	Trade deficit Decreasing strongly	Trade deficit Don't Know / Not Applicable
Employment	Employment Increasing strongly	Employment Increasing	Employment About the same	Employment Decreasing	Employment Decreasing strongly	Employment Don't Know / Not Applicable

4. Is the U.S. federal government too involved in the U.S. economy?

	Yes	Mixed / about right	No	N/A
Select One	Is the U.S. federal government too involved in the U.S. economy? Select One Yes	Select One Mixed / about right	Select One No	Select One N/A

5. The U.S. federal government should ... (select 1 or more)

The U.S. federal government should ... (select 1 or more) Increase business regulation

Increase financial regulation

Increase education spending

Increase high skill immigration

Raise barriers to international trade

Increase income redistribution

Increase legal immigration (all skill levels)

Promote new firm formation

Comments:

6. How should the U.S. federal government tax each of the following: more, the same, or less?

	More	Same	Less	Don't Know / NA
Payrolls	How should the U.S. federal government tax each of the following: more, the same, or less? Payrolls More	Payrolls Same	Payrolls Less	Payrolls Don't Know / NA
Consumption	Consumption More	Consumption Same	Consumption Less	Consumption Don't Know / NA
Foreign imports	Foreign imports More	Foreign imports Same	Foreign imports Less	Foreign imports Don't Know / NA
Carbon	Carbon More	Carbon Same	Carbon Less	Carbon Don't Know / NA
Corporate Income	Corporate Income More	Corporate Income Same	Corporate Income Less	Corporate Income Don't Know / NA
Individual income	Individual income More	Individual income Same	Individual income Less	Individual income Don't Know / NA
Gasoline	Gasoline More	Gasoline Same	Gasoline Less	Gasoline Don't Know / NA

Comments:

7. Should the structure of federal tax rates be flatter, about the same, or more progressive?

Should the structure of federal tax rates be flatter, about the same, or more progressive? Flatter

About the same

More progressive

8. How do you grade the performance of the following organizations and institutions? (A = best, F = fail)

	A	B	C	D	F	N/A
CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs	How do you grade the performance of the following organizations and institutions? (A = best, F = fail) CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs A	CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs B	CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs C	CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs D	CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs F	CBO, GAO, and other watchdogs N/A
U.S. business community	U.S. business community A	U.S. business community B	U.S. business community C	U.S. business community D	U.S. business community F	U.S. business community N/A
World Bank / IMF	World Bank / IMF A	World Bank / IMF B	World Bank / IMF C	World Bank / IMF D	World Bank / IMF F	World Bank / IMF N/A
U.S. Federal Reserve	U.S. Federal Reserve A	U.S. Federal Reserve B	U.S. Federal Reserve C	U.S. Federal Reserve D	U.S. Federal Reserve F	U.S. Federal Reserve N/A
U.S. Congress	U.S. Congress A	U.S. Congress B	U.S. Congress C	U.S. Congress D	U.S. Congress F	U.S. Congress N/A
Wall Street firms	Wall Street firms A	Wall Street firms B	Wall Street firms C	Wall Street firms D	Wall Street firms F	Wall Street firms N/A
European Central Bank	European Central Bank A	European Central Bank B	European Central Bank C	European Central Bank D	European Central Bank F	European Central Bank N/A

9. What is your sense of the conditions that exist for the following:

	Very Good	Good	Fair	Bad	Very Bad	N/A
Venture capital	What is your sense of the conditions that exist for the following: Venture capital Very Good	Venture capital Good	Venture capital Fair	Venture capital Bad	Venture capital Very Bad	Venture capital N/A
Bank lending to businesses	Bank lending to businesses Very Good	Bank lending to businesses Good	Bank lending to businesses Fair	Bank lending to businesses Bad	Bank lending to businesses Very Bad	Bank lending to businesses N/A
Small businesses	Small businesses Very Good	Small businesses Good	Small businesses Fair	Small businesses Bad	Small businesses Very Bad	Small businesses N/A
Angel capital	Angel capital Very Good	Angel capital Good	Angel capital Fair	Angel capital Bad	Angel capital Very Bad	Angel capital N/A
Bank lending to individuals	Bank lending to individuals Very Good	Bank lending to individuals Good	Bank lending to individuals Fair	Bank lending to individuals Bad	Bank lending to individuals Very Bad	Bank lending to individuals N/A
Entrepreneurs	Entrepreneurs Very Good	Entrepreneurs Good	Entrepreneurs Fair	Entrepreneurs Bad	Entrepreneurs Very Bad	Entrepreneurs N/A

10. How Important is each of the following for the health of the U.S. Economy?

	Very important (beneficial)	Somewhat important	Unimportant	Don't Know / NA
Big Business	How Important is each of the following for the health of the U.S. Economy? Big Business Very important (beneficial)	Big Business Somewhat important	Big Business Unimportant	Big Business Don't Know / NA
Education	Education Very important (beneficial)	Education Somewhat important	Education Unimportant	Education Don't Know / NA
Entrepreneurs	Entrepreneurs Very important (beneficial)	Entrepreneurs Somewhat important	Entrepreneurs Unimportant	Entrepreneurs Don't Know / NA
Free Trade	Free Trade Very important (beneficial)	Free Trade Somewhat important	Free Trade Unimportant	Free Trade Don't Know / NA
Innovation	Innovation Very important (beneficial)	Innovation Somewhat important	Innovation Unimportant	Innovation Don't Know / NA
Labor Unions	Labor Unions Very important (beneficial)	Labor Unions Somewhat important	Labor Unions Unimportant	Labor Unions Don't Know / NA
Manufacturing	Manufacturing Very important (beneficial)	Manufacturing Somewhat important	Manufacturing Unimportant	Manufacturing Don't Know / NA

11. Which of these regions/countries will be an economic superpower in 2030? (check 1 or more)

Which of these regions/countries will be an economic superpower in 2030? (check 1 or more) China

Europe(EU)

India

Japan

Korea

Latin America

Middle East

Russia

Southeast Asia

United States

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