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Central Bank Network on Historical Monetary & Financial Statistics

The central bank network on historical monetary and financial statistics (HMFS) brings together central bank statisticians and academic experts to focus on long-run historic monetary and financial data that are relevant to policymakers. The aim is to provide a forum where statisticians, policymakers, economists and historians can discuss approaches to historic data and learn from each other.

The group has two guiding principles. One is the importance of comparability of statistics across countries and time. The other is the importance of transparency in how those statistics are produced, highlighting their strengths and limitations and paving the way for improvements over time.

HMFS members

Marc Flandreau, University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School of Business (Chair)
Gaston Gelos, Bank for International Settlements
Mark Carlson, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Øyvind Eitrheim, Central Bank of Norway
Clemens Jobst, University of Vienna and Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Ryland Thomas, Bank of England

Kim Abildgren, Danmarks Nationalbank
Patrick Alexander, Bank of Canada
Federico Barbiellini Amidei, Bank of Italy
Vincent Bignon, Bank of France and Université de Aix-Marseille
Claudio Borio, Former Head of MED, Bank for International Settlements
Ryoji Koike, Bank of Japan
Mariko Hatase, Hitotsubashi University
Andreas Kakridis, Bank of Greece
Jacopo Timini, Bank of Spain
Burcu Tunç, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
Beatriz Velasquez, Central Bank of Chile
Andreas Westermark, Sveriges Riksbank 
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