An Age of Diminished Expectations?

The Summit of Low Expectations

We haven't lived up to expectations.

The Inspectors Have Failed Us

He fell short of our expectation.

He did not live up to expectations.

They occur in times of rising expectations.

It is the government s job to stabilize expectations.

After much anticipation, it has finally happened.

The story soon grew beyond my expectations.

Again, maintaining realistic expectations must be paramount.

Globalization does not get much better than this, right?

Everything will be within the context and our expectations.

But Joulani's announcement didn't actually meet his group's expectations.

In fact, neither expectation was fulfilled.

His idealism needs to be tempered by the limits of American power.

The Fed has, however, succeeded in enhancing expectations of inflation in the US.

Cultivating high expectations without progress could even be dangerous.

If we didn't satisfy your expectations, that's your problem.

Only that change in private expectations will make the bank's policy effective.

In economic terms, the world is entering an era of diminished expectations.

Keynes emphasized the flimsiness of the expectations on which economic activity in decentralized markets is based.

Successful change will require clear expectations and much effort on all sides.

The role of expectations makes the oil market very different from most others.

Excited anticipation is at its peak in Jamaica on the eve of the Olympic Games in Rio.

Corporate profits are bursting at the seams of investors expectations in virtually every corner of the world.

Ending the insurrection will also require better government, whatever the low expectations of business leaders.

These developments cannot be explained in terms of efficient markets and rational expectations.

Share prices may serve as a kind of proxy for the expectations and attitudes of businessmen.

During April, the rise in inflationary expectations and the euro s appreciation occurred more or less concurrently.

Responses to a survey that my colleague Karl Case and I conducted in 1988 during the US boom revealed that casual word of mouth transmission of emotional excitement played a big role in purchasing decisions.

Because the very premise of the current deal and the expectations it sets out are wrong.

The choice of Bernanke, an accomplished scholar, apparently reflected Bush s acceptance of the public s expectation of a first rate appointee.

Genetic prediction marks the intersection of scientific possibilities, economic interests, and consumer hopes and expectations.

Diminished expectations abroad should not lead India to lower its ambitions.

Buyers were influenced by strong expectations about future price increases, and they perceived little risk.

We should forge this identity independent of others expectations and preconceptions.

I didn't have any great expectations, so there are no big disappointments.

(This theme underlies the title of Krugman s classic 1990 book The Age of Diminished Expectations. )

Obama will eventually come to Asia with many high expectations and star billing.

Indeed, six months into his presidency, he has already undercut expectations.

With outcomes that fall far short of policymakers projections, it is not surprising that there is little harmony in official circles.

Economic growth rates in the United States and Europe are low and well below even recent expectations.

Unfortunately, the magnitude of the expectations alone suggests that disappointment is almost certain.

Likewise, businesses willingness to hire people and expand operations depends on their longer term expectations.