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<p>It takes multiple decades of commitment and credibility to create repute but only a few seconds to tarnish it, as the instances of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation galore. In light of this, Central banks, as delicate and sensitive public institutions, are significantly vulnerable to such reputation risk due to their mandate for policy decisions and implementation. Thus, this study aims to formulate a barometer that quantifies the reputation score of central banks. The Central Bank Reputation (CBR) score is derived based on the respondents’ responses to a questionnaire that includes twelve attributes and twenty-eight indicators, which is administered among the eight set of audiences. The reputation score ranges from −100 to +100, that indicates the reputation of the Central Bank at a point of time. The deviation in reputation score between two points of time thus measures the reputational risk. However, the study suggests applying other qualitative analysis tools in complement with this quantitative barometer, to come up with the robust assessment.</p>
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It takes multiple decades of commitment and credibility to create repute but only a few seconds to tarnish it, as the instances of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation galore. In light of this, Central banks, as delicate and sensitive public institutions, are significantly vulnerable to such reputation risk due to their mandate for policy decisions and implementation. Thus, this study aims to formulate a barometer that quantifies the reputation score of central banks. The Central Bank Reputation (CBR) score is derived based on the respondents’ responses to a questionnaire that includes twelve attributes and twenty-eight indicators, which is administered among the eight set of audiences. The reputation score ranges from −100 to +100, that indicates the reputation of the Central Bank at a point of time. The deviation in reputation score between two points of time thus measures the reputational risk. However, the study suggests applying other qualitative analysis tools in complement with this quantitative barometer, to come up with the robust assessment.

Reputation Lasts Longer Than Life: How can Central Banks Quantify their Reputational Risk?

Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice

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It takes multiple decades of commitment and credibility to create repute but only a few seconds to tarnish it, as the instances of misinformation,...

Reputation Lasts Longer Than Life: How can Central Banks Quantify their Reputational Risk?

Online veröffentlicht: 05. Sept. 2023

Seitenbereich: 159 - 178

Eingereicht: 26. Aug. 2022

Akzeptiert: 14. Feb. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2023-0029

Schlüsselwörter
Credibility, Risk Management, Reputational Risk, Reputational Barometer

© 2023 Pradip Kumar Kafle, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Reputation Lasts Longer Than Life: How can Central Banks Quantify their Reputational Risk?

Online veröffentlicht: 05. Sept. 2023

Seitenbereich: 159 - 178

Eingereicht: 26. Aug. 2022

Akzeptiert: 14. Feb. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2023-0029

SchlüsselwörterCredibility, Risk Management, Reputational Risk, Reputational Barometer

© 2023 Pradip Kumar Kafle, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Credibility, Risk Management, Reputational Risk, Reputational Barometer