We analyse whether central bank independence (CBI) affects inflation in developing countries. For this purpose we have constructed a new data set for the turnover rate (TOR) of central bank governors for a very large sample of countries, which also covers the 1990s. We find that once various...

On the basis of an overview of theoretical and empirical studies on central banks’ independence, the paper assesses the independence of the central banks of the former USSR republics including the RF, as well as those of East European countries. An analysis of the potential existence of a...

This work deals with the analysis and classification of the existing theoretical and empirical models describing the factors of establishing reserve currencies, and their role in today's global payment system. The important part of the study is devoted to the concept of a regional reserve...

This work deals with the analysis of classification of the existing theoretical and empirical models describing the factors of establishing reserve currencies, and their role in today’s global payment system. The important part of the study is devoted to the concept of a regional reserve...

This works deals with the analysis and classification of the existing theoretical and empirical models describing the factors of establishing reserve currencies, and their role in today's global payment system. The important part of the study is devoted to the concept of a regional reserve...

The adoption of the euro in 1999 by 11 member states of the European Union created a single currency area second in economic size only to the United States. The euro zone's monetary policy is now set by the European Central Bank (ECB) and its Governing Council rather than by individual national...

In recent years the discussion of the role played by reserve currencies in the world economy has reached a new level. Problems caused by the domination of a single reserve currency have not yet been resolved and it remains unclear when and how they will be solved in the future. At the same time,...

Russian Abstract: Кризисные явления 2007–2009 гг. продемонстрировали, что финансовые рынки ведущих экономик мира могут быть подвержены масштабным системным потрясениям....

Работа посвящена анализу и классификации существующих теоретических и эмпирических моделей, описывающих факторы становления резервных валют, их роли в...

Does the general public know what central banks do? Is this kind of knowledge relevant? Using a survey of Dutch households, we investigate these questions for the case of the European Central Bank (ECB). Our findings suggest that knowledge on the ECB’s objectives is far from perfect. Both a...