The relationship between monetary stability and central bank independence: The case of Azerbaijan
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.19(1).2024.07
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The independence of the central bank is one of the most important factors for effective monetary policy. Central bank independence is closely related to monetary stability, which is an important part of monetary policy. In this study, the purpose of the analysis is to understand whether monetary stability functions effectively for central bank independence in Azerbaijan using the vector autoregression method. In addition, the Granger Causality test was conducted to empirically investigate how central bank independence affects the provision of monetary stability in the economy of Azerbaijan over the data period from 1996 to 2022. In this framework, indices or variables are the exchange rate stability index (ERS) in 1996–2022, the level of monetary independence index (MI) in 1996–2020, taken from the “trilemma indexes”, which are defined as the consumer price index (CPI) in 1996–2022, and the broad money supply (M2) in 1996–2022. The findings of the study show that the independence of the central bank has a positive effect on the monetary stability of the Azerbaijani economy.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)E52, E58, P44
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References49
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Tables6
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Figures1
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- Figure 1. Inverse roots
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- Table 1. Unit root test results
- Table 2. Lag interval tests
- Table 3. LM test results
- Table 4. White test results
- Table 5. Normal distribution test results
- Table 6. Granger causality test results
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