Estimating the Preferences of Central Bankers: An Analysis of Four Voting Records

European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2013-009

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2013-047

26 Pages Posted: 30 Aug 2013

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Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger

Tilburg University (CentER) - Department of Economics; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Ronald Mahieu

Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research, Econometrics and Finance Group; TiasNimbas Business School

Louis Raes

Tilburg University; Tilburg University - European Banking Center

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Date Written: August 29, 2013

Abstract

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 the evolution in preferences over time and the differences in preferences between member types and the position of the Governor in different monetary policy committees.

Keywords: Ideal points, Voting records, Central Banking, NBP, CNB, MNB, Riskbank

JEL Classification: E58, E59, C11

Suggested Citation

Eijffinger, Sylvester C. W. and Mahieu, Ronald J. and Raes, Louis, Estimating the Preferences of Central Bankers: An Analysis of Four Voting Records (August 29, 2013). European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2013-009, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2013-047, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2317678 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2317678

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