Central Bank Independence and Inflation in Latin America-Through the Lens of History /

We study the link between central bank independence and inflation by providing narrative and empiricial evidence based on Latin America's experience over the past 100 years. We present a novel historical dataset of central bank independence for 17 Latin American countries and recount the rocky...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacome, Luis
Other Authors: Pienknagura, Samuel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/186
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