Davide Romelli
@davideromelli.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin. Working on central banking, supervision and international macro. Father of twins. https://davideromelli.com/
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🏦 Andreas Kern, Bernhard Reinsberg and @davideromelli.bsky.social on women’s appointments to central bank boards
Empowering women in central banking
When are women appointed to the board of central banks? While progressive societal gender norms may facilitate women's ascension to leadership positions, recent research indicates that women are mo...
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June 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🏦 Andreas Kern, Bernhard Reinsberg and @davideromelli.bsky.social on women’s appointments to central bank boards
I would like to thank the editors for the kind invitation.
I hope my involvement will boost even more submissions in the areas of central banking and monetary policy.
I hope my involvement will boost even more submissions in the areas of central banking and monetary policy.
April 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I would like to thank the editors for the kind invitation.
I hope my involvement will boost even more submissions in the areas of central banking and monetary policy.
I hope my involvement will boost even more submissions in the areas of central banking and monetary policy.
Honestly? I’d be happy to do fewer interviews if CBI could go back to being a quiet technocratic win of the past 😄
#Fed #CBI #Trump #Powell #MonetaryPolicy #EconTwitter
#Fed #CBI #Trump #Powell #MonetaryPolicy #EconTwitter
April 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Honestly? I’d be happy to do fewer interviews if CBI could go back to being a quiet technocratic win of the past 😄
#Fed #CBI #Trump #Powell #MonetaryPolicy #EconTwitter
#Fed #CBI #Trump #Powell #MonetaryPolicy #EconTwitter
A large literature has shown that CBI is key for:
✅ Price stability
✅ Anchoring inflation expectations
✅ Other macro variables.
Markets have pushed back before (see the tariff U-turn). Hopefully, they will do it again.
✅ Price stability
✅ Anchoring inflation expectations
✅ Other macro variables.
Markets have pushed back before (see the tariff U-turn). Hopefully, they will do it again.
April 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A large literature has shown that CBI is key for:
✅ Price stability
✅ Anchoring inflation expectations
✅ Other macro variables.
Markets have pushed back before (see the tariff U-turn). Hopefully, they will do it again.
✅ Price stability
✅ Anchoring inflation expectations
✅ Other macro variables.
Markets have pushed back before (see the tariff U-turn). Hopefully, they will do it again.
Trump’s repeated public criticism of Powell risks undermining the Fed’s credibility, just as inflation remains a top concern.
Even if he says he won’t fire Powell, the damage to expectations and trust is real.
Even if he says he won’t fire Powell, the damage to expectations and trust is real.
April 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Trump’s repeated public criticism of Powell risks undermining the Fed’s credibility, just as inflation remains a top concern.
Even if he says he won’t fire Powell, the damage to expectations and trust is real.
Even if he says he won’t fire Powell, the damage to expectations and trust is real.
An old reference is: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Central bank independence, centralization of wage bargaining, inflation and unemployment:: Theory and some evidence
This paper proposes a conceptual framework to investigate the effects of central bank independence, of the degree of centralization of wage bargaining…
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February 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
An old reference is: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
6️⃣ The lesson? Protecting central bank independence is not just about credibility—it’s about preventing long-run economic instability.
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
6️⃣ The lesson? Protecting central bank independence is not just about credibility—it’s about preventing long-run economic instability.
5️⃣ Recent cases of political pressure on central banks:
🇭🇺 Hungary – Government interference in monetary policy
🇹🇷 Turkey – Leadership changes affecting rate decisions
🇺🇸 United States (Fed) – Rising political scrutiny and pressure.
🇭🇺 Hungary – Government interference in monetary policy
🇹🇷 Turkey – Leadership changes affecting rate decisions
🇺🇸 United States (Fed) – Rising political scrutiny and pressure.
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
5️⃣ Recent cases of political pressure on central banks:
🇭🇺 Hungary – Government interference in monetary policy
🇹🇷 Turkey – Leadership changes affecting rate decisions
🇺🇸 United States (Fed) – Rising political scrutiny and pressure.
🇭🇺 Hungary – Government interference in monetary policy
🇹🇷 Turkey – Leadership changes affecting rate decisions
🇺🇸 United States (Fed) – Rising political scrutiny and pressure.
3️⃣ Our paper provides new empirical evidence: when CBI weakens, inflation doesn’t just rise temporarily—it persists, making price stability harder to restore.
4️⃣ The erosion of CBI often happens subtly.
4️⃣ The erosion of CBI often happens subtly.
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
3️⃣ Our paper provides new empirical evidence: when CBI weakens, inflation doesn’t just rise temporarily—it persists, making price stability harder to restore.
4️⃣ The erosion of CBI often happens subtly.
4️⃣ The erosion of CBI often happens subtly.