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3 “...A motivation for central bank independence (CBI) is that policy delegation helps politicians manage...”

4 “...We propose a theory to explain why, and under what circumstances, a politician gives up rent...”

5 “...This paper proposes a theory to explain why a politician delegates policy tasks to a technocrat...”

6 “...In some countries, corrupt politicians appear to choose investment projects based...”

7 “... independent a country wishes to be from shocks emanating from the rest of the world and the weight politicians...”

8 “...) bribing of local inspectors, and (2) lobbying high-level government politicians to resist legal reforms...”

9 “...This paper develops a model of political regulation in which politicians set the regulated price...”

10 “... of politicians and the public...”

11 “... for owners, managers, depositors and other creditors, borrowers, regulators and supervisors, and politicians...”

12 “... provoked an asset price bubble and other imbalances. A system of corruption and collusion with politicians...”

13 “... lack political capital to confront vocal interest groups. In these circumstances, politicians may hold...”