QUESTION: Do you think that nationally economists had overstated the strength of stock prices and other indicators caught up with what was already a slowing economy?
Yes: 44%
No: 28%
Don’t know: 28%
QUESTION: Who do you feel is most responsible for the economic downturn?
President Bush: 11%
Alan Greenspan: 17%
Former President Clinton: 11%
None of those mentioned: 61%
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QUESTION: Given current economic conditions, are you now less optimistic that the economy will recover over the next few months?
Yes: 67%
No: 22%
Don’t know: 11%
The Providence Business News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly
survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and
large companies in a variety of industries and businesses. All questions are chosen
exclusively by the editor of the Providence Business News.
