While a majority of Chinese has modest economic expectations in the short-term, eight in ten expect their children to enjoy a better life.
"The economic expectations are much brighter," Mr. Coen said.
Their behaviour has consequences, not least in shaping economic expectations.
What stood out was how far economic expectations have fallen.
Everybody gets into this hangdog demeanor with respect to economic expectations.
Every signal available began flashing a decline in economic expectations starting in late April.
Before long the fantasy was dimmed by shrinking economic expectations and the resentment that they provoked.
"The verdict in this case," it said, "was for damage to economic expectations for commercial fishermen".
The government report on hiring, released on Friday, prompted another round in a relentless diminution of economic expectations.
The institute's economic expectations index for the euro zone also gained, rising 21.6 points to stand at minus 32.5 points.
In addition, Jordan borders the West Bank, where, American officials believe, high unemployment and low economic expectations contribute to unrest.
