Staff, functions, and staff costs at central banks: an international comparison with a labor-demand model

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
419
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E50, J23, J30, C33
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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