Review article
https://doi.org/10.31784/zvr.12.1.14
Research of young people’s attitudes on the introduction of the euro in the Republic of Croatia
Anita Peša
orcid.org/0000-0003-3767-0676
; University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia
Martina Maté
orcid.org/0000-0002-1290-9209
; University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia
Ariana Ergović
orcid.org/0009-0009-1715-9724
; University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia
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* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The benefits from the introduction of the euro would not be possible without a well-prepared economy and the implementation of sound economic policy. The Republic of Croatia has met all the necessary political conditions and the kuna was joined to the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in 2020. For the purpose of researching the attitudes of students at the University of Zadar towards the introduction of the euro, a survey was conducted in two different time periods, in October 2021,
and, repeatedly, in January 2022. The aim of the paper is to examine how additional information about the introduction of the euro in Croatia affects the attitudes of economics students and their perception related to the euro. The research proved that the opinion and attitudes of students, after a
designed and implemented education, changed in a more positive direction. However, there is a part of the respondents who still declare themselves more against than for the introduction of the euro as a means of payment (20.41%) and those who believe that the introduction of the euro will have more negative than positive impacts on Croatia (24.49%). Even half of the respondents stated that they have insufficient information about the introduction of the euro in Croatia. Lack of information leads to a negative view of the introduction of a new currency, while increasing information through education also increased a more objective understanding which in this case resulted in a greater favour towards the introduction of the euro.
Keywords
European Union; euro; eurozone; research of young people’s attitudes
Hrčak ID:
317626
URI
Publication date:
18.6.2024.
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