This paper analyzes the voting records of four central banks (Sweden, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic) with … spatial models of voting. We infer the policy preferences of the monetary policy committee members and use these to analyze …

We examine whether it is socially beneficial for the individual voting records of central bank council members to be … efficient central bankers in their bid to get re-elected. After re-election, however, losses will be lower when voting records … and can make central bankers individually accountable. Nevertheless, the negative effects of voting transparency …

This paper examines whether it is socially desirable for the individual voting records of central bank council members … publication of voting records is beneficial since the government can distinguish central bankers in terms of their preferences and …