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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Marginal Revolution: Independent Central Banks and Inflation

Marginal Revolution: Independent Central Banks and Inflation: "The primary reason that independent central banks are better at controlling inflation is that absent direct political control the default selection mechanism favors bankers, i.e. lenders, people whose interests make them more favorable towards lower inflation.

Thus, independence is a political decision that favors lenders in the decisions of monetary policy."

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