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Innovative Research on Central Bank Politics: Quantitative Text Analysis and Survey Experiment Exploring the Effectiveness of Central Banks

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K18417
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 6:Political science and related fields
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo (2023)
Tohoku University (2021-2022)

Principal Investigator

Higashijima Masaaki  東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 准教授 (10756349)

Project Period (FY) 2021-07-09 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Keywords中央銀行 / 比較政治経済学 / 金融政策 / ジェンダーバイアス / サーベイ実験 / 量的テキスト分析 / 経済政策 / 計量テキスト分析 / テキスト分析
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、中銀研究で用いられてこなかったサーベイ実験と量的テキスト分析を導入し、比較政治経済学の地平を拓く。第一に、中銀と市民の金融政策をめぐるコミュニケーションの有効性がどのように変化するか、中銀家のジェンダー・経歴・政策選好を考慮に入れたコンジョイント実験をつうじ実証分析をおこなう。第二に、中銀法の量的テキスト分析をつうじて、伝統的金融政策を超えた中銀の政策権限の測定を可能にする多国間データを構築する。為替介入・流動性提供・民間銀行の監督/監視・決済機能提供といった中銀の多様な政策権限を射程に入れ、中銀の政策権限とポピュリズムの関連を探ることで、現代の中央銀行の起源と帰結の分析をおこなう。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project analyzed (1) how the effectiveness of communication regarding monetary policy between central banks and the public changes, and (2) what determines policy mandates of central banks. To answer these research questions, this project combined survey experiments, quantitative text analysis, and cross-national statistical analysis. In a survey experiment targeting Japan, we found that there is gender bias involved in the credibility of central bank monetary policy. Our preliminary analysis of central bank laws from 103 countries through quantitative text analysis revealed differences in mention rates by country in various policy areas such as exchange policy, currency supply, fiscal stability and regulation, and monetary policy. We then showed that the more democratic a country is, the less likely it is to delegate exchange policy authority and monetary policy authority to the central bank in statistically significant ways.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「失われた20年」とアベノミクス推進、2008年大不況、そして新型コロナウイルスによる世界同時不況を経て、中央銀行(中銀)が経済政策に果たす役割と人々の注目は、かつてなく大きくなっている。他方、ポピュリズムの台頭により、独立した中銀が経済政策を決定することを批判し、政治家に有利な利下げを実施するよう介入と圧力を受けることも多くなった。この「専門知と民主主義のジレンマ」の理解を深める上で、本研究課題で得られた研究成果は死すると考えている。今後、出来上がった論文を随時英文査読誌に投稿し、最終的な研究成果を公刊するための作業を進めることで、中央銀行をめぐる政治経済学研究に一石を投じる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 7 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Michigan State University/Harvard University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ミシガン州立大がく/ワシントン大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 選挙が蝕む民主主義2024

    • Author(s)
      東島雅昌
    • Journal Title

      外交

      Volume: 83 Pages: 42-47

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Dynamics of Electoral Manipulation and Institutional Trust in Democracies: Election Timing, Blatant Fraud, and the Legitimacy of Governance2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Hisashi Kadoya, Yuki Yanai
    • Journal Title

      Public Opinion Quarterly

      Volume: 近刊

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Political Regimes and Refugee Entries: The Preferences and Decisions of Displaced Persons and Host Governments2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Yujin Woo
    • Journal Title

      International Studies Quarterly

      Volume: 近刊

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Varieties of Clientelism across Political Parties: New Measures of Patron-Client Relationships2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Hidekuni Washida
    • Journal Title

      European Political Science Review

      Volume: online first

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 選挙操作と党派性: 多国間サーベイによる選挙の公正性認識の実証分析2023

    • Author(s)
      門屋寿, 塚田真司, 東島雅昌
    • Journal Title

      選挙研究

      Volume: 近刊

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] When Does the Honeymoon End? Electoral Cycles of Democratic Satisfaction in Africa2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Nicholas Kerr
    • Journal Title

      Political Psychology

      Volume: 44-4 Pages: 709-723

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measuring National Refugee Policies: Recent Trends and Implications for Future Development2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Yujin Woo
    • Journal Title

      Interdisciplinary Information Sciences

      Volume: 29-2 Pages: 109-117

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Classifying Clientelism of Political Parties: Cross-National, Party-Level Explorations2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Hidekuni Washida
    • Journal Title

      University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: Users’ Working Paper Series

      Volume: 51

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Author Exchange: The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box and Opposing Power2023

    • Author(s)
      Masaaki Higashijima, Elvin Ong
    • Journal Title

      Democracy and Autocracy

      Volume: 21-1 Pages: 31-34

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] カザフスタン: 戦争と政治改革のジレンマ2023

    • Author(s)
      東島雅昌
    • Journal Title

      外交

      Volume: 79 Pages: 80-85

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Expectations, Gender Bias, and Bank of Japan Communication: Do the Japanese Trust Female Central Bankers?2024

    • Author(s)
      Cristina Bodea, Masaaki Higashijima, and Andrew Kerner
    • Organizer
      NIER Workshop on Advances in Central Banking
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Expectations, Gender Bias, and Bank of Japan Communication: Do the Japanese Trust Female Central Bankers?2024

    • Author(s)
      Cristina Bodea, Masaaki Higashijima, and Andrew Kerner
    • Organizer
      Midwest Political Science Association
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Driving Forces of Diversification in Central Banks’ Functions: A New Dataset and Empirical Tests2022

    • Author(s)
      Kenya Amano and Masaaki Higashijima
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2021-07-13   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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