Data on Central Bank Independence

This website provides the data on the CBIE index in Romelli (2022, 2024), as well as the most commonly used indices of central bank independence (i.e. Grilli, Masciandaro and Tabellini, 1991 and Cukierman, Webb and Neyapti, 1992) for 155 countries between 1923 (or the year in which the first legislation was available for a country) and 2023. The data draw on central bank legislations obtained from central bank websites and other sources and are freely available for academic research and personal non-commercial use.

Data

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Codebook

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Contact

davideromelli
Davide Romelli

Trinity College Dublin

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