Independent central banks and economic performance

by Sylvester Eijffinger

Overview

This volume contains a collection of the most important articles on independent central banks and economic performance. The collection is comprehensive and divided into four parts: theoretical foundation of central banks independence, central bank independence, empirical evidence on central bank independence and determinants of central bank independence. The editor has prepared a new introduction discussing the main developments in this field. The volume will be a basic reference source for professors, lecturers, researchers, central bankers and other policymakers interested in studying the fundamental articles on central bank autonomy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781858984476
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	10/14/1997
Series:	The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series , #82
Pages:	680
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Sylvester Eijffinger, Professor of Economics, Tilburg University, the Netherlands and CEPR

Table of Contents

Contents: Part I: Theoretical Foundations of Central Bank Independence Part II: Measures of Central Bank Independence Part III: Empirical Evidence on Central Bank Independence Part IV: Determinants of Central Bank Independence Index

Editorial Reviews

A collection of 23 previously published articles, written between 1977 and 1995, on independent central banks and economic performance, organized in section on theoretical foundations measures, empirical evidence, and determinants of central bank independence. Subjects include politics and business cycles in industrial democracies, the statistical association between central bank independence and inflation, and political influence on the central bank. A new introduction discusses major developments in the field. Of interest to academics, lecturers, researchers, central bankers, and other policy makers concerned with central bank autonomy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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