From actual to perceived transparency: The case of the European Central Bank

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 388-399

  van der Cruijsen, Carin A B ^a   Eijffinger, Sylvester C W ^b,c,d  

^a Economics and Research Division   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Central bank transparency; Household behavior; Perceptions; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952743556     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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