Monetary Policy Strategy
Monetary Policy Strategy

Author: Frederic S. Mishkin

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 0262134829

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This book by a leading authority on monetary policy offers a unique view of the subject from the perspectives of both scholar and practitioner. Frederic Mishkin is not only an academic expert in the field but also a high-level policymaker. He is especially well positioned to discuss the changes in the conduct of monetary policy in recent years, in particular the turn to inflation targeting. Monetary Policy Strategydescribes his work over the last ten years, offering published papers, new introductory material, and a summing up, "Everything You Wanted to Know about Monetary Policy Strategy, But Were Afraid to Ask," which reflects on what we have learned about monetary policy over the last thirty years. Mishkin blends theory, econometric evidence, and extensive case studies of monetary policy in advanced and emerging market and transition economies. Throughout, his focus is on these key areas: the importance of price stability and a nominal anch fiscal and financial preconditions for achieving price stability; central bank independence as an additional precondition; central bank accountability; the rationale for inflation targeting; the optimal inflation target; central bank transparency and communication; and the role of asset prices in monetary policy.

Robustness
Robustness

Author: Lars Peter Hansen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2016-06-28

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 0691170975

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The standard theory of decision making under uncertainty advises the decision maker to form a statistical model linking outcomes to decisions and then to choose the optimal distribution of outcomes. This assumes that the decision maker trusts the model completely. But what should a decision maker do if the model cannot be trusted? Lars Hansen and Thomas Sargent, two leading macroeconomists, push the field forward as they set about answering this question. They adapt robust control techniques and apply them to economics. By using this theory to let decision makers acknowledge misspecification in economic modeling, the authors develop applications to a variety of problems in dynamic macroeconomics. Technical, rigorous, and self-contained, this book will be useful for macroeconomists who seek to improve the robustness of decision-making processes.

The Taylor Rule and the Transformation of Monetary Policy
The Taylor Rule and the Transformation of Monetary Policy

Author: Robert Leeson

Publisher: Hoover Press

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0817914064

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A contributors' "who's who" from the academic and policy communities explain and provide perspectives on John Taylor's revolutionary thinking about monetary policy. They explore some of the literature that Taylor inspired and help us understand how the new ways of thinking that he pioneered have influenced actual policy here and abroad.

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

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Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-18

Total Pages: 7493

ISBN-13: 1349588024

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The award-winning The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition is now available as a dynamic online resource. Consisting of over 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners, this is the definitive scholarly reference work for a new generation of economists. Regularly updated! This product is a subscription based product.

Evolution and Procedures in Central Banking
Evolution and Procedures in Central Banking

Author: David E. Altig

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-09-11

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9781139440066

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This volume collects the proceedings from a conference on the evolution and practice of central banking sponsored by the Central Bank Institute of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The articles and discussants' comments in this volume largely focus on two questions: the need for central banks, and how to maintain price stability once they are established. The questions addressed include whether large banks (or coalitions of small banks) can substitute for government regulation and due central bank liquidity provision; whether the future will have fewer central banks or more; the possibility of private means to deliver a uniform currency; if competition across sovereign currencies can ensure global price stability; the role of learning (and unlearning) the lessons of the past inflationary episodes in understanding central bank behavior; and an analysis of the European Central Bank.

Hedge Fund Activism
Hedge Fund Activism

Author: Alon Brav

Publisher: Now Publishers Inc

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1601983387

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Hedge Fund Activism begins with a brief outline of the research literature and describes datasets on hedge fund activism.