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How big is the threat to central bank independence?

Central bank independence seems to be increasingly under attack, raising fears that the success of central banks in anchoring inflation and inflation expectations in recent years could be reversed. We think that these fears are misplaced for developed countries. The risks are bigger in emerging economies, but contained to a handful of countries.

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