Appointments to central bank boards: Does gender matter?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2017
Volume: 155
Issue: C
Pages: 59-61

Authors (3)

Charléty, Patricia (not in RePEc) Romelli, Davide (Trinity College Dublin) Santacreu-Vasut, Estefania (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We build a novel dataset that allows us to track appointments to central banks boards from 2003 to 2015 in 26 OECD countries. We find that female board members tend to replace each other, suggesting a systematic bias against women.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:155:y:2017:i:c:p:59-61
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29