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simeon bischl
@simeonbischl.de
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PhD researcher @eui-eco.bsky.social | Previously @ecb.europa.eu & @econmunich.bsky.social | Central banks, Political Economy and Public Economics | Believes in parallel trends
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · 3d
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Aug 27
Surprisingly, I found no meaningful impact on real GDP, inflation, or debt. Caveats apply, but this suggests central bank independence may indeed shield monetary policy from harmful political interference.
For details, see: (2/2)
centralbanktalk.eu/files/simeon/Summer_Report_EUI_2025.pdf
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Aug 27
With Trump saying to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, debate over central bank independence is back. While that's clearly a bad idea, I ran a basic synthetic control exercise in my EUI summer report to study how political attacks on central banks affects macro outcomes. (1/2)
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Jun 19
Can't wait for central bankers to read this and introduce «Narrative Discipline» as their new policy tool!
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Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu · Jun 19
Long overdue: I finally wrote a blog on the topic of my PhD thesis (and links to all papers) on central bank independence and communication. Check it out if only to see my data visuals! open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
The last breath of central bank independence - and how simple talk can save it
Using LLM analysis of 18000+ speeches I reveal three fundamental threats to central bank independence beyond the populist headlines. The lifeline? Simple talk.
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Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu · Apr 30
New publication (co-authored with @simeonbischl.de)! Excited to see Chapter 2 of my PhD published in EJPE: How Central Bank Independence Shapes Monetary Policy Communication: A Large Language Model Application. A thread below: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How central bank independence shapes monetary policy communication: A Large Language Model application
Although central bank communication is a core monetary policy and accountability tool for central banks, little is known about what shapes it. This pa…
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Apr 9
I also heard the rumor many more will follow!
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Apr 9
X is almost reaching the heights of this page;) centralbanktalk.eu/memes
Central Bank Talk
Visualizations for how central bank communication changed over time
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Feb 23
Can the time it takes to count votes be used as an indicator of local administrative quality? Bavaria of course is going strong. #btw25 #Bundestagswahl
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Feb 23
U30 Wähler die ihre Wahlentscheidung fällen auf Basis der TikToks die sie am Wahltag sehen.
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eui-eco.bsky.social @eui-eco.bsky.social · Feb 7
🎉Welcome to the ECO Department BlueSky account!
Follow us to get the latest on research, events, and ECO Department's life!
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Dec 16
Just keep updating your audience's attention weights and they'll *transform* into LLM exports in no time!
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Dec 14
I'm hereby officially declaring my support for Team R!
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Ariel Ortiz-Bobea @arielob.bsky.social · Dec 14
We finally reached the R vs Stata wars stage of bluesky
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Dec 12
Looks like EUI econ is (mostly) still on Twitter
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Dec 10
More evidence that Austria is the best country in Europe ;)
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Dec 5
🏦 30 years ago, central banks simply didn't make transparent public statements, but now they are crucial to their operation.
💶 @laurenleek.eu discusses the interactive website, Central Bank Talk, which offers users insights into central bank communication.
👉 bit.ly/49lfDKA
Introducing ‘central bank talk’
Thirty years ago, central banks simply did not make transparent public statements. Now, communication with the public and the media is crucial to their operation. Lauren Leek has developed an interact...
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Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu · Dec 5
Check out our new blog on our recently developed website (with @simeonbischl.de):) centralbanktalk.eu which offers some cool interactive tools to explore central bank communication!
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Nov 28
Großartige Folge! Austrian economists are the best economists.
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simeon bischl @simeonbischl.de · Nov 28
Macroeconomics PhD course ending with the exam
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Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu · Nov 26
New pre-print! osf.io/preprints/so... All methods/political economy enthusiasts: check my paper /w @simeonbischl.de: How Central Bank Independence Shapes Monetary Policy Communication: A Large Language Model Application. Key take-away: financial pressures are more of a concern after a CBI event (1/8
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Lauren Leek @laurenleek.eu · Nov 15
It’s live! The past few days @simeonbischl.de and I have had some intense coding sessions and we are happy to share the result: centralbanktalk.eu this website includes tools to explore central bank communication (1/
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