ECIN Replication Package for "A Qualitative Assessment of Quantitative Easing Sentiment"

This mixed-method study undertakes a comprehensive inquiry of the public discourse on social media surrounding Quantitative Easing (QE) across the US, the UK, and the EU. Utilising a unique dataset of tweets, we reveal the public sentiment polarity towards QE policy to be strongly negative, at 71.27%, with positive sentiment a mere 4.25%. Distilling the negative QE sentiment, we identify prominent themes of ‘anti-government’, ‘anti-central bank’, ‘inequality’, ’ineffectiveness’, ‘inflation’, and ‘asset inflation’, and demonstrate a longitudinal association between perceived inequality and asset price inflation with an anti-establishment stance. We conclude with suggested central bank policy recommendations to restore and foster public trust.