Appointing central bankers

the politics of monetary policy in the United States and the European Union

Focusing on how the President and the Senate influence monetary policy by appointing Federal Reserve Board members, this book answers three questions about the appointment process and its effects. First, do politicians influence monetary policy via Federal Reserve appointments? Second, who influences the process--only the ...

Money markets and politics

a study of european financial integration and monetary policy options

The dramatic evolution of financial markets in the 1980s and 1990s, accompanied by increasing institutional integration between nations (most notably in the EU), have fostered a widespread belief that governments - particularly those of small economies - have essentially lost the power to pursue sovereign, independent economic ...

La Banca Centrale Europea

La Banca Centrale Europea è ormai operativa da alcuni anni e intorno ad essa, alla sua struttura istituzionale, alle sue funzioni, agli strumenti di politica monetaria è andato sviluppandosi un articolato dibattito, che ha coinvolto sia giuristi sia economisti. Si tratta di una discussione a ...

Money, banking and financial markets

This text strives to bring money and banking up-to-date by providing complete, integrated coverage of topics that are important to the twenty-first century world of money and banking. While covering the basics in the authors' hallmark, student-oriented manner, this book also uniquely integrates coverage of ...

Currency crises

a theoretical and empirical perspective

This volume asserts that models concerning the outbreak and the propagation of currency crises share many similarities and may therefore be studied together. Theoretical developments in the currency crises literature lead to three distinct types of models. The authors focus on these first, second and ...

Modern theories of money

The nature and role of money in capitalist economics

La Banca Centrale Europea

gli aspetti istituzionali della banca centrale della Comunità Europea

United States Department of the Treasury

current issues and background

Money and banking

A survey of the role played by money and banking in the global economy. The book is an introduction for new bankers or students of banking, and a refresher for more experienced bankers preparing for coursework. Coverage ranges from interest rates to bank regulation, monetary ...

Marchés, banques et politique monétaire en Europe

La 1re partie analyse l'interaction des intermédiaires financiers et des marchés, de la monnaie et de la finance, dans le cadre de l'intégration financière européenne. La 2e partie étudie la politique monétaire, sur la base de la doctrine de la BCE et de ...

How do central banks write?

an evaluation of inflation reports by inflation targeting central banks

Monetary orders

ambiguous economics, ubiquitous politics

Capital flows and crises

Central banking, monetary theory and practice

essays in honour of Charles Goodhart.Volume 1

Celebrating the contribution that Charles Goodhart has made to monetary economics and policy, this compendium of original papers draws together a highly respected group of international academics, central bankers and financial market regulators covering a broad range of issues in modern monetary economics. Topics discussed ...

Monetary history, exchange rates and financial markets

essays in honour of Charles Goodhart.Volume 2

"Monetary History, Exchange Rates and Financial Markets" is a collection of original papers in honour of Charles Goodhart's outstanding contribution to monetary economics and policy. Its contributors - eminent international academics, central bankers and financial market regulators - provide an insight into an extensive set of ...

Towards a new paradigm in monetary economics

Towards a New Paradigm for Monetary Economics presents a pioneer treatment of critical topics in monetary economics. Unlike the prevailing monetary theory, this book focuses not on the role of money in facilitating transactions, but on the role of credit in facilitating economic activities more ...

Gold and the modern world economy

Respected international experts such as Michael Bordo, Larry Sjaastad and Ken Clements are brought together in this comprehensive volume to provide all you need to know about gold and the modern world economy INDICE Gold and the world economy - overview Western Australian mineral commodity outlook ...

The macroeconomy of the Eurozone

an Irish perspective

This title is intended to provide readers with a framework to help them understand how the Irish economy functions as a member of the Eurozone. Among the topics discussed are: basic macroeconomic principles; open economy macroeconomic models; the role of fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and ...

Controversies in monetary economics

revised edition

#This book provides an excellent overview of the controversies that have driven debate about monetary theory and policy over the last two centuries. I highly recommend the book for use in advanced undergraduate or graduate courses. This new edition revises and updates some of the ...

The monetary theory of production

In mainstream economic theory money functions as an instrument for the circulation of commodities or for keeping a stock of liquid wealth. In neither case is it considered fundamental to the production of goods or the distribution of income. Augusto Graziani challenges traditional theories of ...