We analyse German citizens' knowledge about monetary policy and the European Central Bank (ECB), as well as the public … knows about the ECB and (ii) the person's actual knowledge. The media-related influence varies by level of education and is … stronger for subjective knowledge. Women are significantly less interested in and knowledgeable about the ECB. We conclude that …

knowledge and debt illiteracy are not the causes of over-indebtedness for the sampling frame. An individual with good financial … knowledge and debt literate, also associated with high debt and overindebtedness. Moreover, home and car loan are the dominant … not only focus on the linking of financial literacy (financial knowledge and debt literacy) with consumer debt, but then …

In this paper, we analyse the effects of objective and subjective knowledge about monetary policy, as well as the … German households conducted in 2011. We find that subjective and factual knowledge, as well as the desire to be informed …, about the ECB foster citizens trust. Specific knowledge about the ECB is more influential than general monetary policy …