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Routledge
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13 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
288 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction Forest Capie: Some scattered thoughts from history on evolution and design in central banking Juha Tarkka: The north European model of early central banking Comments by Ludger Linnemann Alex Cukierman: Central bank independence and monetary policy making institutions – past present and future Comments by Roland Vaubel Mark Wynne: How should central banks define price stability? Comments by David Mayes Georg Rich: A proposal for extracting policy information from the ECB’s second pillar Comments by Roger Clews Hans Gersbach and Volker Hahn: Forward guidance for monetary policy: Is it desirable? Comments by Heinz Herrmann Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher: Designing a central bank communication strategy Comments by Jakob de Haan Mathias Person: Achieving financial stability in a world of cross-border institutions Comments by Geoffrey Wood What kind of research in central banks? – a panel
Biography
David Mayes is David Mayes is Advisor to the Board of the Bank of Finland in Helsinki.
Geoffrey Wood is Professor of Economics at Cass Business School, UK.






