Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/223400 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
Hamburg Discussion Papers in International Economics No. 6
Publisher: 
University of Hamburg, Chair of International Economics, Hamburg
Abstract: 
Austria, Finland and Sweden became members of the EU in 1995. This paper examines how support for the euro and trust in the European Central Bank (ECB) have evolved in these three countries since their introduction at the turn of the century. Support for the euro in the two euroarea members Austria and Finland has remained high and relatively stable since the physical introduction of the new currency nearly 20 years ago, while the euro crisis significantly reduced support for the euro in Sweden. Since the start of the crisis, trust in the ECB was strongly influenced by the pronounced increase in unemployment in the euro area, demonstrating that the ECB was held accountable for macroeconomic developments. Our results indicate that citizens in the EU, both within and outside the euro area, judge the euro and the ECB based on the economic performance of the euro area. Thus, the best way to foster support for the euro and trust in the ECB is to pursue policies aimed at achieving low unemployment and high growth.
Subjects: 
euro
trust
ECB
EU
monetary union
Austria
Finland
Sweden
JEL: 
E42
E52
E58
F33
F45
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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