Financial Supervisory Independence and Accountability-Exploring the Determinants /

We analyze recent trends in, and determinants of, financial supervisory governance. We first calculate levels of supervisory independence and accountability in 55 countries. The econometric analysis of the determinants indicates that the quality of public sector governance plays a decisive role in e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Masciandaro, Donato
Other Authors: Quintyn, Marc, Taylor, Michael
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/147
Online Access:Full text available on IMF