Romanian Students’ Perception of Cryptocurrency

Vladut Faraonel (), Alexandra Raluca Jelea () and Mara Matcu ()
Additional contact information
Vladut Faraonel: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iași, Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, Romania
Alexandra Raluca Jelea: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iași, Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, Romania
Mara Matcu: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iași, Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, Romania

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2022, vol. XXII, issue 1, 545-551

Abstract: This paper aims to find out about the perception Romanian students have concerning cryptocurrencies. Our main focus was on students from faculties of economics, but we have also gathered responses from students enrolled in other faculties, given the fact that this research is an empirical one. The method used in this research is qualitative. We have conducted semi-structured interviews which included the top of mind and Chinese Portrait method techniques. Thus, we have collected information about how students perceive cryptocurrencies (and with what they associate them), the most well-known cryptocurrencies among students, how much students are willing to invest in cryptocurrencies and from where they get their information on this topic. Our results align with results from past research, showing that attitudes concerning cryptocurrencies are in extremes, with some people being optimistic due to the facilities blockchain brings, but with others still being suspicious because of this new phenomenon.

Keywords: cryptocurrency; media; perceptions; social media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G41 G53 M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2022-2/Section%204/10.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xxii:y:2022:i:1:p:545-551

Access Statistics for this article

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series is currently edited by Spatariu Cerasela

More articles in Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series from Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Gheorghiu Gabriela ().