Central Bank Independence: Rules, Practices, And Outcomes,
2010
University of Texas at El Paso
Central Bank Independence: Rules, Practices, And Outcomes, Douglas Aaron Block
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
In recent years interest has grown in central bank independence as research has shown that it may affect many important financial issues such as unemployment, inflation, and inflation variability, among others. However, empirical evidence regarding its effect has been inconclusive and there is low correlation among various legal central bank independence measures. In this thesis, I attempt to resolve these problems by generating a new measure of legal central bank independence that takes into account divergence between laws and practices. I then measure the impact that democracy and proportional electoral systems have on reducing this divergence and find that democracy …
Greg Shaw,
2010
WGLT, Illinois State University
Greg Shaw, Charlie Schlenker
Interviews for WGLT
Charlie Schlenker of WGLT interviews Professor of Political Science Greg Shaw about his book, The Healthcare Debate. (requires RealPlayer)
