This paper reviews recent research on central bank independence (CBI). After we have
distinguished between independence and conservativeness, research in which the …

This chapter surveys the recent literature on the theory of macroeconomic policy. We study
the effect of various incentive constraints on the policy making process, such as lack of …

This article introduces the most comprehensive dataset on de jure central bank
independence (CBI), including yearly data from 182 countries between 1970 and 2012. The …

Nous nous concentrerons ici sur des économies caractérisées par des niveaux de
développement relativement élevés, parce que ce sont elles que nous connaissons le …

The new edition of a comprehensive treatment of monetary economics, including the first
extensive coverage of the effective lower bound on nominal interest rates. This textbook …

The relationship between political and economic cycles is one of the most widely studied
topics in political economics. This book examines how electoral laws, the timing of elections …

Alan S. Blinder offers the dual perspective of a leading academic macroeconomist who
served a stint as Vice-Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—one who practiced what he …

This book discusses the changing role of government finance in the twentieth century. It
documents the enormous increase in government spending throughout the 1900s across all …

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This book provides an extensive and comparative account of all welfare reforms that
occurred during the last three decades in Continental European countries. It reveals …