decades of its existence. We detect a s imilar , but less pronounced upturn in trust in the ECB during the recovery . Our …

the European Central Bank (ECB) have evolved in these three countries since their introduction at the turn of the century … 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 …