Central Bank Boards Around the World : Why Does Membership Size Differ? /

This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as the body that changes monetary instruments to achieve a specified target, we discuss the possible determinants of a board's size. The empirical relevance of these factors is exam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berger, Helge
Other Authors: Lybek, Tonny, Nitsch, Volker
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/281
Online Access:Full text available on IMF