Political science research has established that trust in institutions, including central banks, is shaped by socio … culture. However, the role of cognitive processes has been largely neglected, especially in the analysis of central bank trust … concepts of "instinctive trust", which captures an on-the-spot judgement on the institution's trustworthiness, and of …

Political science research has established that trust in institutions, including central banks, is shaped by socio … culture. However, the role of cognitive processes has largely been neglected, especially in the analysis of central bank trust … concepts of \instinctive trust", which captures an on-the-spot judgement on the institution's trustworthiness, and of \re …

Political science research has established that trust in institutions, including central banks, is shaped by socio … culture. However, the role of cognitive processes has largely been neglected, especially in the analysis of central bank trust … concepts of “instinctive trust”, which captures an on-the-spot judgement on the institution’s trustworthiness, and of …

In this paper we study the determinants of citizens' trust in the European Central Bank during the start-up phase from … 1999-2004. Using a country panel based on the Eurobarometer survey, we find that higher inflation rates reduce trust. Thus … significant impact on trust in the ECB, while unemployment spending exerts a trust-building impact. Possibly, automatic …

credibility (or lack-of-trust) problem for monetary policy. This indicates a possible and until now unexplored link between social … trust and central-bank independence. Our empirical findings, based on data from 149 countries, confirm that there is such a … of reform and the ability with which it can be implemented. At low trust levels, the need for central-bank independence …

connect with a wider public are not in vain. In a randomised controlled trial, I focus on the determinants of trust in the … communication leads to greater trust in the central bank among the general public, as it has a positive impact on perceptions of the …