“…Yet, academics and practitioners question delegation to central banks on grounds of democratic accountability (De Haan & Amtenbrink, 2000;Stasavage, 2003) or due to CBI's negative externalities when politicians aim to elude delegation for political survival (Aklin & Kern, 2020;. Furthermore, governments have attacked central banks' decisions (Binder, 2021a(Binder, , 2021bSelmayr & Zilioli, 2007) and, more drastically, dismissed central bank leadership in an abrupt and irregular manner (Dreher et al, 2008(Dreher et al, , 2010. In rarer instances, governments have reclaimed powers delegated to central banks, regaining some political control over monetary policy.…”