Cahier 2018-24| Title: | Degree of indépendance and accountability within the monetary policy committee of the BCEAO | | Abstract: | The organization of the monetary decision-making in central banks has changed internationally and for the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). The decisions are now taken by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The arguments on the expected benefits of this procedure are provided by the economic literature and are linked to the recent wave of central bank independence. If the MPC is independent, it has an obligation to be accountable. However, independence and accountability are not identical in term of the MPC. This article examines the MPC of BCEAO established in 2010, which is independent in accordance with the recommendations of the credibility strategy of the new classical economics and collective accountability. | | Keyword(s): | CPM, central bank independence, accountability, BCEAO monetary policy | | Auteur(s) : | Régis Bokino, Moustapha Gano | | JEL Class.: | D71, E58, O55 | Télécharger le cahier Retour à la liste des Cahier du GRETHA (2018) |
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