A qualitative study of adaptation to the Euro in the Republic of Ireland: I. Attitudes, the 'Euro illusion' and the perception of prices

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-107

  Ranyard, Rob ^a   Burgoyne, Carole B ^b   Saldanha, Gabriela ^c   Routh, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adult attitudes; Euro; Euro illusion; Money; Price evaluation; Price perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744456890     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.814     Document Type: Article

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