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Information rigidities, inflation perceptions and the media: lessons from the euro cash changeover

Lamla, Michael J. and Lein, Sarah M.. (2015) Information rigidities, inflation perceptions and the media: lessons from the euro cash changeover. Economic Inquiry, 53 (1). pp. 9-22.

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Abstract

The objective of theoretical models of information rigidities is to capture the fact that people are constrained in their ability to acquire and process all available information. Given that most people obtain their information about the economy from the media, press coverage of the economy may exert an influence on peoples' attitudes. This paper tests for this influence by examining consumers' inflation perceptions in the aftermath of the euro cash changeover, which serves as a natural experiment. Using a new data set, that quantifies the intensity and tone of media reports, we document that media reporting has had a statistically significant and economically meaningful impact on inflation perceptions and contributed to their sharp rise in the aftermath of the euro cash changeover and to the divergence between inflation perceptions and actual inflation rates.
Faculties and Departments:06 Faculty of Business and Economics > Departement Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Professuren Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Makroökonomie (Lein)
UniBasel Contributors:Lein, Sarah M.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0095-2583
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:26 Jul 2018 14:51

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