Angelini, Paolo; Lippi, Francesco - Banca d'Italia - 2006
The introduction of the euro notes and coins in the first two months of 2002 was followed by a lively debate on the … alleged inflationary effects of the new currency. In Italy, as in the rest of the euro area, survey-based measures signaled a … hypothesis that, after the introduction of the euro notes and coins, consumer prices underwent an increase not recorded by …