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Economic Commentary

Central Bank Independence: The Key to Price Stability?

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Low inflation over long periods is the sign of an effective central bank. The authors suggest that a large fraction of the worldwide decline in inflation since the early 1980s results from an international movement toward more independent central banks.

09.01.2006EC 9/1/2006

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Carlstrom, Charles T., and Timothy S. Fuerst. 2006. “Central Bank Independence: The Key to Price Stability?” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 9/1/2006.

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