Populism and Central Bank Independence

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• Rosa Lastra (Queen Mary University of London)
• Wednesday 21 March 2018, 12:00-14:00
• Seminar Room S2, Alison Richard Building.

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Rosa Lastra will present on collaborative work with Charles Goodhart on central bank independence in after the Global Financial Crisis. As they write: “The consensus that surrounded the granting of central bank independence in the pursuit of a price stability oriented monetary policy has been challenged in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, in the light of the rise of populism on the one hand and the expanded mandates of central banks on the other hand. After considering the economic case for independence and the three Ds (distributional, directional and duration effects), the paper examines three different dimensions in the debate of how the rise in populism – or simply general discontent with the status quo – affects central bank independence. Finally, the paper examines how to interpret the legality of central bank mandates, and whether or not central banks have exceeded their powers. This analysis leads us in turn to consider accountability and, in particular, the judicial review of central bank actions and decisions. It is important to have in place adequate mechanisms to ‘guard the guardians’ of monetary and financial stability.”

The article is available here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11079-017-9447-y

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