van der Cruijsen, Carin; de Haan, Jacob; van Rooij, Maarten - 2023
Little is known about the impact of high inflation on public trust. Using a survey in the Netherlands, we find that the … recent increase in inflation is associated with a decline in trust in the Dutch central bank and Dutch politics. The higher … individuals’ perceived inflation is and the harder it is for them to make ends meet, the lower their trust in the European Central …