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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458189303321

Titolo

Designing central banks / / edited by David Mayes and Geoffrey Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-135-21435-2

1-135-21436-0

1-282-73350-8

9786612733505

0-203-87344-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Routledge international studies in money and banking ; ; 55

Altri autori (Persone)

MayesDavid G

WoodGeoffrey Edward

Disciplina

332.1/1

Soggetti

Banks and banking, Central

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgement; Introduction; 1 Some scattered thoughts from history on evolution and design in central banking; 2 The north European model of early central banking; 3 Central bank independence and monetary policy-making institutions: Past, present and future; 4 How should central banks define price stability?; 5 A proposal for extracting policy information from the ECB's second pillar; 6 Forward guidance for monetary policy: Is it desirable?; 7 Designing a central bank communication strategy

8 Achieving financial stability with cross-border banking in an EU perspective9 What kinds of research in central banks?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The activities of central banks are relevant to everyone in society. This book starts by considering how and why in general central banks evolved and specifically the special aspects of the contribution of the Northern European Central Banking Tradition. With that foundation, the book will then turn to a series of contemporary themes. Firstly, this book looks at independence, how central banks can actually influence their respective economies, goals, responsibilities and governance.This



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