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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451075603321

Autore

Barkai Haim <1925->

Titolo

The Bank of Israel . Volume 2 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Nissan Liviatan, Haim Barkai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-280-84620-8

0-19-534579-7

1-4294-5928-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LiviatanNissan

BarkaiHaim <1925->

Disciplina

332.4/95694

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Israel

Monetary policy - Israel

Money - Israel - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables and Figures; Contributors; 1 De Jure, De Facto, and Desired Independence: The Bank of Israel as a Case Study; 2 Monetary Policy in Israel, 1986-2000: Estimating the Central Bank's Reaction Function; 3 The Liberalization of Israel's Foreign Exchange Market, 1950-2002; 4 Economic Policy in Israel as Viewed by Leading Officials of the Bank of Israel, 1954-2000; 5 Banking Supervision in Israel; 6 The Israeli Banking System from a Historical Perspective: Diversification versus Competition; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of important specific issues, detailed discussion of the independence of the Bank of Israel, and an econometric study of the central banks policies. This volume also includes a historical account of the liberalization of Israel's foreign-exchange market and various issues related to the banking system, such as concentration, competition, and especially banking supervision. In one of the articles in this volume, based on a series of interviews, the top officials of the Bank of Israel present their view on the Banks policies in the various periods.