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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

New Research 📢

Congratulations to Agustín Bénétrix and @davideromelli.bsky.social on the publication of their new paper in Open Economies Review! 👏
@springernature.com

Read the paper: tinyurl.com/5bumn883

@imtcd.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 13d

Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social research on Central Bank Independence has been cited in today's @alphaville.ft.com. ✨

🗞️How independent is the Fed anyway? Read more:
tinyurl.com/z5rv3cxh

@tcddublin.bsky.social
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
@imtcd.bsky.social
#econsky #centralbank #cbi

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · 13d

A few years ago, many said central bank independence was too niche, too old (and too risky) to study.

I’m delighted to see my CBIE index featured in today’s FT Alphaville. Big thanks to Toby Nagle for the coverage.

#CBI #FTAlphaville #MonetaryPolicy
@tcdeconomics.bsky.social

Article 👇

FT Alphaville @alphaville.ft.com · 13d

Land** of the Free*

* central bank
** 🇨🇳

on.ft.com/4gGmVfO

Stress-testing central bank independence

[FREE TO READ] And why the Fed’s stuck in mid-table mediocrity

on.ft.com

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 15d

The independence of the Federal Reserve is being tested. In February, A Athanasopoulos, D Masciandaro, & @davideromelli.bsky.social wrote for VoxEU that improvements in central bank independence yield long-lasting benefits, including reducing inflation persistence.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 20d

🗞️New Research 🗞️

Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social has published a new article in Explorations in Economic History @elseviersej.bsky.social 👏

📋Read the paper: tinyurl.com/39k79ret
Read the @voxeu.org column: tinyurl.com/2mp2aax7

@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · 21d

📣 The program for the IM–TCD Virtual Seminar Series 2025–26 is live!

Add the dates, share with colleagues, and register here 👇

International Macroeconomics (IM-TCD) @imtcd.bsky.social · 21d

📣 We are excited to share the program for the IM-TCD virtual seminar series 2025-26!

Would you like to join? Sign up here 👇:
forms.office.com/e/hYhCPCZ2Lp

@tcdeconomics.bsky.social #EconBlueSky #EconSky

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Sep 6

📰 New paper forthcoming in Explorations in Economic History!

Venice, 1619–1666 → A cautionary tale on fiscal monetization & currency depreciation.

Even credible states can't escape fiscal dominance.

📜 Paper 👉 tinyurl.com/435hhsa6

📖 TL;DR → Read our VoxEU Column 👇

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Emanuele Campiglio @emacampiglio.bsky.social · Jul 31

New article out on European Economic Review! "Warning words in a warming world: Central bank communication and climate change", with @jdeyris.bsky.social, @davideromelli.bsky.social and G. Scalisi.

Available open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...

Speech dataset here: cbspeeches.com

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Jul 22

Pleased to see my research on central bank independence featured in this Reuters piece on political pressure on the Fed and what it means for monetary institutions worldwide:
🔗 reuters.com/markets/euro...

Access the data 👉 www.cbidata.org
#CentralBankIndependence #MonetaryPolicy #CBIData

Trump's Fed attacks puncture veneer of central bank independence

If U.S. President Donald Trump's public attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have achieved one thing, it has been to thrust the issue of central bank independence firmly into the spotlight. But this raises the question, what does 'independence' really mean?

reuters.com

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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jun 30

🏦 Andreas Kern, Bernhard Reinsberg and @davideromelli.bsky.social on women’s appointments to central bank boards

Empowering women in central banking

When are women appointed to the board of central banks? While progressive societal gender norms may facilitate women's ascension to leadership positions, recent research indicates that women are mo...

www.tandfonline.com

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · Jun 10

So, why should we care about central bank independence?🤔

Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social tells us why it matters in the first video of our new Summer Series! ✨

@tcdssp.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @cephie.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social #econsky #centralbank #economics

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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congratulations to our four Scholars in our School & to our new Fellows, Professors @ronanlyons.bsky.social and @davideromelli.bsky.social, & Professorial Fellow, @tahayasseri.bsky.social! 🥳

Read the full list here:
tinyurl.com/3k4jpkrx

@trisstcd.bsky.social @cephie.bsky.social

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Ronan Lyons @ronanlyons.bsky.social · Apr 28

Delighted to have been elected to Fellow of @tcddublin.bsky.social, together with my wonderful colleague @davideromelli.bsky.social. And what a day for it!

Photograph of Davide Romelli and Ronan Lyons in Trinity College, having been elected as Fellows.

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congratulations to Professors @ronanlyons.bsky.social and
@davideromelli.bsky.social on their Fellowships! 🥳

Provost Linda Doyle read out the names of the new Fellows & Scholars this morning at Front Square. 👏

Read the full list of Fellows & Scholars ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3k4jpkrx

@tcdssp.bsky.social

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Apr 24

I would like to thank the editors for the kind invitation.

I hope my involvement will boost even more submissions in the areas of central banking and monetary policy.

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Apr 24

📢 I am excited to join the European Journal of Political Economy as an Associate Editor!

I look forward to working with the editorial team and brilliant colleagues to advance the journal’s impact.

@tcdssp.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social
#monetarypolicy #centralbanking #ejpe

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Apr 23

Honestly? I’d be happy to do fewer interviews if CBI could go back to being a quiet technocratic win of the past 😄

#Fed #CBI #Trump #Powell #MonetaryPolicy #EconTwitter

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Apr 23

A large literature has shown that CBI is key for:
✅ Price stability
✅ Anchoring inflation expectations
✅ Other macro variables.

Markets have pushed back before (see the tariff U-turn). Hopefully, they will do it again.

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Apr 23

Trump’s repeated public criticism of Powell risks undermining the Fed’s credibility, just as inflation remains a top concern.

Even if he says he won’t fire Powell, the damage to expectations and trust is real.

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Apr 23

🎙️ It was an honour to speak to @morningireland and @France24_en this week on Trump’s latest attacks on Jerome Powell & the real risks to the Fed’s independence.

📉 Undermining CBI isn’t just bad politics—it’s bad economics.

🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKt...

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Jérôme Deyris @jdeyris.bsky.social · Feb 21

Le thème du changement climatique est devenu central dans les discours des banques centrales. Pourquoi ? Comment ? Et avec quelles conséquences ?

Éléments de réponse dans un article @france.theconversation.com, avec @davideromelli.bsky.social , E. Campiglio et S. Scalisi:

Quand les banques centrales s’emparent de la question du climat

Un tiers des discours des banques centrales aborde désormais le thème du changement climatique. Comment ces institutions, traditionnellement focalisées sur l’inflation, en sont-elles arrivées là ?

theconversation.com

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Feb 18

An old reference is: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Central bank independence, centralization of wage bargaining, inflation and unemployment:: Theory and some evidence

This paper proposes a conceptual framework to investigate the effects of central bank independence, of the degree of centralization of wage bargaining…

www.sciencedirect.com

Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Feb 18

6️⃣ The lesson? Protecting central bank independence is not just about credibility—it’s about preventing long-run economic instability.

Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Feb 18

5️⃣ Recent cases of political pressure on central banks:
🇭🇺 Hungary – Government interference in monetary policy
🇹🇷 Turkey – Leadership changes affecting rate decisions
🇺🇸 United States (Fed) – Rising political scrutiny and pressure.

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Davide Romelli @davideromelli.bsky.social · Feb 18

3️⃣ Our paper provides new empirical evidence: when CBI weakens, inflation doesn’t just rise temporarily—it persists, making price stability harder to restore.

4️⃣ The erosion of CBI often happens subtly.

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