Increasing the diversity of policy committees has taken center stage worldwide, but whether and why diverse committees … representation on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee, the FOMC, we test whether diversity affects how Fed information … for diversity can explain these patterns better than homophily. Our results suggest more diverse policy committees are …

Increasing the diversity of policy committees has taken center stage worldwide, but whether and why diverse committees … representation on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee, the FOMC, we test whether diversity affects how Fed information … for diversity can explain these patterns better than homophily. Our results suggest more diverse policy committees are …