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AAUP: The abbreviation for American Association of University Professors, which is an association of university and college faculty established in 1915 to protect academic freedom. The AAUP is the closest thing university faculty have to a labor union. While it does engage in some collective bargaining functions with specific universities, similar to traditional labor unions, its primary function is to ensure that faculty maintain intellectual or academic freedom from political of social pressures.
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                           CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX: A measure of consumer attitudes, preferences, and expectations concerning the state of the economy and business cycle conditions that is compiled each month by The Conference Board. The Conference Board is also responsible for compiling the leading, coincident, and lagging economic indicators. The Consumer Confidence Index is one of two primary measures of consumer attitudes. The other is the Index of Consumer Sentiment developed by the University of Michigan. The Consumer Confidence Index is a notable measure of consumer attitudes that has consistently demonstrated its value as a predictor of future economic conditions.This index is important to the notion that consumer expenditures are a critical component of aggregate demand for the macroeconomy. Changes in consumer confidence and attitudes affect consumer expenditures, which then affect the overall performance of the economy. In other words, if consumers are more confident, then they spend more and the economy is likely to expand. If consumers are less confident, then they spend less and the economy is likely to contract. Consumer Confidence SurveyThe Conference Board sponsors a monthly Consumer Confidence Survey that is conducted with a randomly selected, representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households. Each household is asked five simple questions dealing with:- An appraisal of current business conditions.
- Expectations of business conditions in six months.
- An appraisal of current employment conditions.
- Expectations of employment conditions in six months.
- Expectations regarding total family income in six months.
Each question has three possible responses--positive, neutral, or negative. The responses are converted into "relative" values by dividing the proportion of households responding "positive" by the total proportion of those responding either "positive" or "negative."In addition to the five questions used to calculate overall consumer confidence, the Consumer Confidence Survey also poses questions dealing with intended purchases for automobiles, houses, and major appliances. Other questions inquire about vacation plans and expectations of inflation, interest rates, and stock market prices. The survey is conducted in such a way that it provides reliable information that can be differentiated by age, income, and geographical location. A Family of ThreeThe five questions are used to generate three separate confidence indices. - Consumer Confidence Index: This is the most noted index generated by the study. It is a simple average of all five consumer attitude questions indexed against the relative value for 1985. A Consumer Confidence Index of 85, for example, means that the current level of consumer confidence is 85 percent of the level measured in 1985.
- Present Situation Index: This index is calculated as an average of the relative responses to questions 1 and 3. Both questions reveal how respondents feel about current business and employment conditions. It too is indexed against the relative value for 1985.
- Expectations Index: This index is calculated as an average of the relative responses to questions 2, 4, and 5. These three questions reveal expectations that respondents have about future business and employment conditions and personal income. It is indexed against the relative value for 1985, as well.
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