Central banks have intensified their communication with non-experts - an endeavour which some have argued is bound to … fail. This paper studies English and German Twitter traffic about the ECB to understand whether its communication is … received by non-experts and how it affects their views. It shows that Twitter traffic is responsive to ECB communication, also …

This paper discusses the evolution of central bank communication, focusing on recent efforts by central banks to engage … analyzing Twitter content by and about monetary policy makers can inform about the effectiveness of communication in influencing … communication affects expectations and, subsequently, behavior in financial markets …