Preaching to the agnostic: Inflation reporting can increase trust in the central bank but only among people with weak priors

Using a randomized controlled trial, we study whether showing German respondents a graph plotting the European Central Bank’s inflation target alongside inflation in the euro area from 1999 to 2017 affects respondents’ trust in the ECB. The treatment has, on average, no significant effect on the lev...

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Foilsithe in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 45-2022)
Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Hayo, Bernd, Méon, Pierre-Guillaume
Formáid: Alt
Teanga:Béarla
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2022
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Achoimre:Using a randomized controlled trial, we study whether showing German respondents a graph plotting the European Central Bank’s inflation target alongside inflation in the euro area from 1999 to 2017 affects respondents’ trust in the ECB. The treatment has, on average, no significant effect on the level of trust in the ECB respondents report, but trust increases among respondents who report no preference for any political party. Within this group, the information about the actual development of the inflation rate, and not information about the inflation target itself, appears to be the main driving force.
Cur síos fisiciúil:49 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0752