DESTEFANIS, Sergio; RIZZA, Maria Olivella - In: Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali 115 (2007) 4, pp. 477-502
In this paper we test the hypothesis that central bank independence is closely correlated to social agreement about decisions on income distribution. Using data from a panel of OECD countries over the period 1972-2002 and controlling for several macroeconomic factors, we find evidence in favour...