In the aftermath of the euro cash changeover consumers' inflation perceptions rose substantially in the euro area … countries while actual inflation figures remained almost unchanged. During that period media reporting on the potentially large … inflationary effect of the euro introduction intensified. In this paper we argue that the information set of the public has been …

Nationale, Sénat and Bundestag) on economic policies and institutions of the Eurozone. We find that French politicians are … at the European or Eurozone level, but are skeptical about the fiscal constraints of the Fiscal Compact. There is …