Central Bank Independence and Transparency : Evolution and Effectiveness /

This paper examines the current level of central bank independence (CBI) and transparency in a broad sample of countries using newly constructed measures, and looks at the evolution in both measures from an earlier time period. Increases in CBI have tended to occur in more democratic countries and i...

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Autor principal: Crowe, Christopher
Outros Autores: Meade, Ellen
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
coleção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/119
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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