This paper introduces new data on the term in office of central bank governors in 137 countries for 1970-2004. Our … panel models show that the probability that a central bank governor is replaced in a particular year is positively related …. The latter result suggests that the turnover rate of central bank governors (TOR) is a poor indicator of central bank …

trust of residents of a bank’s countries of operation in the residents of a potential target country of investment has a … cultural stereotypes at the bank level, we show that corporate culture at bank headquarters is influenced by foreign …. We therefore leverage the geography of multinational bank branch networks to construct a bank-specific measure of culture …

capital standards, and cost of bank equity determine credit reallocation, sectoral expansion and trade patterns …

representation in a federal central bank addressing this question. Optimal voting weights reflect two opposing forces: the wish to …

central bank actions. We examine whether communication by the European Central Bank (ECB) adds information compared to the …

This paper studies the causal effect of inflation literacy on inflation expectations and trust in the central bank … bank. It also causes a higher likelihood that respondents provide inflation predictions, but does not affect the level of … reported forecast uncertainty and trust in the central bank …

This paper studies the role of a lender of last resort (LLR) in a monetary model where a shortage of a bank’s monetary …

This paper examines the role of central bank governors in monetary policy decisions taken by a committee. To carry out …