simeon bischl
@simeonbischl.de
PhD researcher @eui-eco.bsky.social | Previously @ecb.europa.eu & @econmunich.bsky.social | Central banks, Political Economy and Public Economics | Believes in parallel trends
With Trump saying to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, debate over central bank independence is back. While that's clearly a bad idea, I ran a basic synthetic control exercise in my EUI summer report to study how political attacks on central banks affects macro outcomes. (1/2)
August 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
With Trump saying to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, debate over central bank independence is back. While that's clearly a bad idea, I ran a basic synthetic control exercise in my EUI summer report to study how political attacks on central banks affects macro outcomes. (1/2)
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Long overdue: I finally wrote a blog on the topic of my PhD thesis (and links to all papers) on central bank independence and communication. Check it out if only to see my data visuals! open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
The last breath of central bank independence - and how simple talk can save it
Using LLM analysis of 18000+ speeches I reveal three fundamental threats to central bank independence beyond the populist headlines. The lifeline? Simple talk.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Long overdue: I finally wrote a blog on the topic of my PhD thesis (and links to all papers) on central bank independence and communication. Check it out if only to see my data visuals! open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
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New publication (co-authored with @simeonbischl.de)! Excited to see Chapter 2 of my PhD published in EJPE: How Central Bank Independence Shapes Monetary Policy Communication: A Large Language Model Application. A thread below: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How central bank independence shapes monetary policy communication: A Large Language Model application
Although central bank communication is a core monetary policy and accountability tool for central banks, little is known about what shapes it. This pa…
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April 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New publication (co-authored with @simeonbischl.de)! Excited to see Chapter 2 of my PhD published in EJPE: How Central Bank Independence Shapes Monetary Policy Communication: A Large Language Model Application. A thread below: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can the time it takes to count votes be used as an indicator of local administrative quality? Bavaria of course is going strong. #btw25 #Bundestagswahl
February 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Can the time it takes to count votes be used as an indicator of local administrative quality? Bavaria of course is going strong. #btw25 #Bundestagswahl
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February 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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I'm hereby officially declaring my support for Team R!
We finally reached the R vs Stata wars stage of bluesky
December 14, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I'm hereby officially declaring my support for Team R!
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🏦 30 years ago, central banks simply didn't make transparent public statements, but now they are crucial to their operation.
💶 @laurenleek.eu discusses the interactive website, Central Bank Talk, which offers users insights into central bank communication.
👉 bit.ly/49lfDKA
💶 @laurenleek.eu discusses the interactive website, Central Bank Talk, which offers users insights into central bank communication.
👉 bit.ly/49lfDKA
Introducing ‘central bank talk’
Thirty years ago, central banks simply did not make transparent public statements. Now, communication with the public and the media is crucial to their operation. Lauren Leek has developed an interact...
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December 5, 2024 at 9:37 AM
🏦 30 years ago, central banks simply didn't make transparent public statements, but now they are crucial to their operation.
💶 @laurenleek.eu discusses the interactive website, Central Bank Talk, which offers users insights into central bank communication.
👉 bit.ly/49lfDKA
💶 @laurenleek.eu discusses the interactive website, Central Bank Talk, which offers users insights into central bank communication.
👉 bit.ly/49lfDKA
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Check out our new blog on our recently developed website (with @simeonbischl.de):) centralbanktalk.eu which offers some cool interactive tools to explore central bank communication!
December 5, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Check out our new blog on our recently developed website (with @simeonbischl.de):) centralbanktalk.eu which offers some cool interactive tools to explore central bank communication!
Macroeconomics PhD course ending with the exam
November 28, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Macroeconomics PhD course ending with the exam
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New pre-print! osf.io/preprints/so... All methods/political economy enthusiasts: check my paper /w @simeonbischl.de: How Central Bank Independence Shapes Monetary Policy Communication: A Large Language Model Application. Key take-away: financial pressures are more of a concern after a CBI event (1/8
November 26, 2024 at 9:21 AM
New pre-print! osf.io/preprints/so... All methods/political economy enthusiasts: check my paper /w @simeonbischl.de: How Central Bank Independence Shapes Monetary Policy Communication: A Large Language Model Application. Key take-away: financial pressures are more of a concern after a CBI event (1/8
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It’s live! The past few days @simeonbischl.de and I have had some intense coding sessions and we are happy to share the result: centralbanktalk.eu this website includes tools to explore central bank communication (1/
November 15, 2024 at 9:47 AM
It’s live! The past few days @simeonbischl.de and I have had some intense coding sessions and we are happy to share the result: centralbanktalk.eu this website includes tools to explore central bank communication (1/