Attitudes towards the Euro: An Empirical Study Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

Autor/inn/en	Isengard, Bettina; Schneider, Thorsten
Titel	Attitudes towards the Euro: An Empirical Study Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 82 (2007) 1, S.35-56 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-006-9001-6
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Monetary Systems; Public Opinion; Anxiety; Economic Change; Social Psychology; Cost Indexes; Social Theories; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Monetary system; Währungssystem; Öffentliche Meinung; Angst; Ökonomischer Wandel; Sozialpsychologie; Kostenentwicklung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper investigates changing attitudes towards the euro over time in Germany using longitudinal micro-data from the German Socio Economic Panel Study. We observe that a large part of the German population was worried about the new currency both before and after its introduction. Social psychological theories provide insight into these attitudes. Concerns regarding the euro are apparently connected with problems in handling the new currency and with the press coverage of price rises. For these reasons, future EMU member states should prepare their populations better for these challenges. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10