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- Title
Which dimensions of culture matter for central bank independence? International evidence.
- Authors
Fang, Tong
- Abstract
In this paper, we examine the relationship between Hofstede national cultures and de jure central bank independence. We propose theoretical hypotheses to explain how cultural dimensions determine central bank independence and test these hypotheses using an international dataset. We find that two cultural dimensions, namely, individualism and uncertainty avoidance, are significantly related to central bank independence. Central bank independence is higher in collectivistic and uncertainty avoidance countries. We further reveal that these cultural dimensions affect central bank independence in different ways. Individualism and uncertainty avoidance are related to independence in policy formulation and limitations on lending to governments. Although power distance and masculinity are insignificantly related to total central bank independence, they affect independence in objectives, policy formulation and limitation on lending to governments. Our results are robust through a series of checks.
- Subjects
RISK aversion; GOVERNMENT lending; POWER (Social sciences); INDIVIDUALISM
- Publication
International Review of Finance, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 2, p291
- ISSN
1369-412X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/irfi.12451