Should the Central Bank Be Independent even during Financial Crises?

Created
Sun, 23/02/2025 - 00:48
Updated
Sun, 23/02/2025 - 00:48
by Patrick Honohan*, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (2009-15) That politicians should leave it to central banks to set interest rates in such a way that price stability is maintained (and restored whenever it is lost), has been an article of faith with most economists, especially since the stagflation of the 1970s given […]