European Parliament

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    Central banking | Electoral politics | Political institutions

    Ideology and Monetary Policy

    Paper

    Posted on 25 May 2022

    By Nicolo Fraccaroli

    We investigate the link between ideology and the sentiments of parliamentarians when they speak to the central bank they hold accountable. To this end, we collect textual data on the...
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    Banking | Central banking | Electoral politics | Empirics | Political institutions

    Central Banks in Parliaments

    Paper

    Posted on 10 October 2021

    By Nicolo Fraccaroli

    This paper investigates whether parliamentary hearings are effective in holding central banks accountable against their mandates. To this end, it applies text analysis on the hearings of the Bank of...
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    Central banking | Political institutions

    Political Voice on Monetary Policy: Evidence from the Parliamentary Hearings of the European Central Bank

    Paper

    Posted on 30 August 2021

    By Davide Romelli

    Previous scholarship on central bank accountability has generally focused on monetary authorities' deeds and words while largely ignoring the other side of the accountability relationship, namely politicians' voice on monetary...
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