The Effect of Central Bank Independence on Price Stability: The Case of Indonesia
Author(s) -
Yessy Andriani,
Prof. Prasanna Gai
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2460-9196
DOI - 10.21098/bemp.v15i4.431
Subject(s) - inflation (cosmology) , central bank , economics , independence (probability theory) , governor , ordinary least squares , order (exchange) , price of stability , econometrics , inflation targeting , stability (learning theory) , monetary economics , index (typography) , monetary policy , macroeconomics , mathematics , statistics , finance , computer science , engineering , physics , machine learning , theoretical physics , aerospace engineering , world wide web
This paper investigates the relationship between central bank independence (CBI) and inflation in Indonesia during 1970-2006. Using partial adjustment Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Engel Granger Error Correction Model, the result shows that legal CBI index inversely affect the inflation, while the turnover of governor is not significant. This result emphasizes Bank Indonesia to strengthen its independency in order to achieve his inflation target. Keywords : Central bank independency, Inflation, Error Correction Model. JEL Classification : C32, E58
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