Central bank communication and trust: an experimental study on the European Central Bank and the general public
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Keywords
Behavioural economics; Central bank communication; European Central Bank; Experimental economics; Trust;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
- E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BAN-2023-06-26 (Banking)
- NEP-CBA-2023-06-26 (Central Banking)
- NEP-EEC-2023-06-26 (European Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2023-06-26 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-MON-2023-06-26 (Monetary Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2023-06-26 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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