Central Banks as Economic Institutions

Edited by Jean-Philippe Touffut

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The number of central banks in the world is approaching 180, a tenfold increase since the beginning of the twentieth century. What lies behind the spread of this economic institution? What underlying process has brought central banks to hold such a key role in economic life today? This book examines from a transatlantic perspective how the central bank has become the bank of banks. Thirteen distinguished economists and central bankers have been brought together to evaluate how central banks work, arrive at their policies, choose their instruments and gauge their success in managing economies, both in times of crisis and periods of growth.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781848441088
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Monetary Beliefs and the Power of Central Banks

André Orléan

Ch 2 Monetary Policy in Germany Since 1948: National Tradition, International Best Practice or Ideology?

Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich

Ch 3 What Objectives for Monetary Policy?

Benjamin M. Friedman

Ch 4 Financial Stability and Monetary Policy: A Framework

Gerhard Illing

Ch 5 Coordinating Expectations in Monetary Policy

Stephen Morris and Hyun Song Shin

Ch 6 Central Bank Transparency: Where, Why and With What Effects? Nazire Nergiz Dincer and Barry Eichengreen

Nazire Nergiz Dincer and Barry Eichengreen

Ch 7 Global imbalances: Origins, Consequences and Possible Resolutions

Takatoshi Ito

Ch 8 Global Imbalances: A Contemporary ‘Rashomon’ Saga

Nouriel Roubini

Ch 9 Round Table Discussion: Monetary Policy in the New International Environment

Patrick Artus, Alan Blinder, Willem Buiter, Robert Solow and Otmar Issing

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