Women and monetary policy

Season 1, Episode 17,   Oct 05, 2018, 10:00 AM

It's no secret that women have been under-represented in the boardroom in general, and central bank boards are no different. We also know that firms in which women are decision-makers tend to behave differently. Tim Phillips talks to Paola Profeta, one of the authors of a new paper that finds that female central bankers have a measurable effect on monetary policy.

Find out more about her research at VoxEU.org.