Central bank independence: does the governor's passport matter?

  • The idea of appointing a non-national as Central Bank Governor remains surprisingly controversial. Nevertheless, given the skills required by the Governor in order to manage what no doubt are increasingly complex institutions, considering non-nationals makes good sense for at least two reasons. First, increasing the pool of candidates to include those with broader skills and backgrounds makes it easier to find a suitable person for the job. Second, non-nationals are less likely to be beholden to domestic pressure groups and could help better insulate the central bank from political pressures.

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Author:Laura Moretti
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-342005
URL:http://safe-frankfurt.de/de/policy-center/publikationen/details/article/central-bank-independence-does-the-governors-passport-matter.html
Parent Title (English):Policy Platform - Policy Letter
Publisher:House of Finance
Place of publication:Frankfurt am Main
Document Type:Report
Language:English
Year of Completion:2012
Year of first Publication:2012
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2014/06/24
Tag:central bank governor; central bank independence
Page Number:3
Last Page:2
HeBIS-PPN:344371336
Institutes:Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / House of Finance (HoF)
Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Center for Financial Studies (CFS)
Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe (SAFE)
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht