Acknowledgements

This data on central bank independence would not have been possible without the invaluable help and generosity of many colleagues from universities, central banks, and historical archives. I am particularly grateful to Guanghong Luo and Vigia Peia for their excellent research assistance.

I hope my papers and dataset prove useful for your work—please don't hesitate to reach out if you encounter any issues or have ideas on how to utilize it further!

I am especially thankful for the insightful comments I've received to improve the current version of the index (2024 Update). Contributions were provided by the following individuals, listed by country:

  • United Kingdom: David Wilcox (Bloomberg and Peterson Institute for International Economics)
  • United States: David Wilcox (Bloomberg and Peterson Institute for International Economics)