The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) is considered to be an institution with a high level of accountability compared with other central banks. However, the matter has yet to be investigated in practice. Accountability of the ECB will have to be checked by governing bodies both within and outside the ECB...

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Main Author: L. BINI-SMAGHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-10-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10593
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description The European Central Bank (ECB) is considered to be an institution with a high level of accountability compared with other central banks. However, the matter has yet to be investigated in practice. Accountability of the ECB will have to be checked by governing bodies both within and outside the ECB as well as the public. A survey is undertaken of the main reasons for central bank accountability, especially for the ECB.   JEL Codes: A01
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The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank
PSL Quarterly Review
Evaluation
Central banks
European Union. European Central Bank
title The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank
title_full The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank
title_fullStr The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank
title_full_unstemmed The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank
title_short The democratic accountability of the European Central Bank
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Central banks
European Union. European Central Bank
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