Becoming Consumer on an Emerging Market: Measurement of Consumer Confidence in Poland
Slawomir NowotnyDEMOSKOP Market & Social Research, Poland andAndrzej KlarkowskiFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland
INTRODUCTION
One of the most important determinants of the economic situation in free-market economy is consumer demand. This demand in turn is itself determined by various factors. When consumer income is stable, the demand for basic consumer goods the purchase of which cannot be delayed for long tends to remain at a constant level. On the other hand the demand for durable goods depends to a much greater...