CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE AND INFLATION: A NOTE

Charles T Carlstrom and Timothy S. Fuerst ()

Economic Inquiry, 2009, vol. 47, issue 1, pages 182-186

Abstract: "We document increased central bank independence within the set of industrialized nations. This increased independence can account for nearly two-thirds of the improved inflation performance of these nations over the past two decades. "("JEL "E42, E58) Copyright (c) 2008 Western Economic Association International.

Date: 2009

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