We apply facial recognition analysis to FOMC press conference videos and quantify one of the most important aspects of nonverbal communication - facial expressions. Using minute-level data, we align our nonverbal communication measure with a set of financial assets to estimate the impact of the...

This paper studies central bank website characteristics of a large set of central banks. We introduce a methodology to systematically derive and quantify these characteristics along the dimensions of textual content, visual presentation, and website performance. We then conduct a survey to...

This paper investigates the characteristics of central bank websites across a large sample of central banks. We systematically derive and quantify these characteristics across three dimensions: text, visual presentation, and website performance. We then conduct a survey to isolate the main...