This publication is intended to contribute to the discussion on Myanmar's post-socialist economic transformation and development and to provide knowledge and expertise on successful examples of systemic transformation, such as Poland. It tries to establish how these examples can be applied in...

We investigate the effect of central bank independence on stock market returns in emerging economies. We find evidence for a positive overall effect, but economic independence of the central bank appears to be more relevant than political independence.

We investigate the effect of central bank independence on stock market returns in emerging economies. We find evidence for a positive overall effect, but economic independence of the central bank appears to be more relevant than political independence.