countries. An alternative solution to ensure the European perspective of decision-making in the ECB Council is to match economic …

information search patterns, of German citizens on trust in the ECB. We rely on a unique representative public opinion survey of …, about the ECB foster citizens trust. Specific knowledge about the ECB is more influential than general monetary policy …, especially newspaper reading, has a significantly negative influence on trust. We conclude that the only viable way for the ECB …

The ECB's one size monetary policy is unlikely to fit all euro area members, which raises a discussion about how much … ECB interest rates and Taylor-rule implied optimal rates at the member state level. Optimal rates explicitly take into …

Die Kernaufgabe der Europäischen Zentralbank ist es, die Preisstabilität zu gewährleisten. Die Finanz- und … Unabhängigkeit wird zunehmend dadurch gefährdet, dass es in diesem Prozess zu einer Verquickung von Fiskal- und Geldpolitik kommt …