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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Autor principal: Berger, Helge
Otros Autores: Lybek, Tonny, Nitsch, Volker
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/281
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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