But expectations or hopes that the ECB might change tack alone are overblown, yes? If one is talking about the perspectives of growth it is true that monetary policy cannot do it alone. It’s mostly up to governments, especially structural reforms.
In fact, the form of the interview (whether face-to-face, through the web, by telephone and so on) influences participants’ willingness to respond and the frankness or completeness of responses, and mixed approaches can improve participation rates if the mode is tailored to different groups’ preferences. While more research is needed to evaluate its effects more accurately, mixed-mode data collection may indeed be useful.