Monetary Policy in the Euro Area
Strategy and Decision-Making at the European Central Bank
Published on 26. July 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-0-521-78888-5 (ISBN)
Description
How and for whose benefit the European Central Bank (ECB) will work is the most important issue facing Europe, and has been the subject of vast media and academic interest which has already spawned a vast literature of discussion papers in the academic literature, and 'Euro Watch' features. Much of this discussion has been of an increasingly hysterical and political nature and has served to blur rather than inform. This book, written by a team at the ECB, including Otmar Issing the ECB's Chief Economist, provides the first comprehensive, inside, non-technical analysis of the monetary policy strategy, institutional features and operational procedures of the Eurosystem. The goals and the transmission mechanism of monetary policy are explored, as are the theoretical and empirical results underpinning the 'stability-oriented monetary policy strategy' adopted by the ECB. The characteristics of this strategy are also discussed in comparison with suggested alternatives.
Reviews / Votes
'A first: the articulation of the goals and strategy of the European Central Bank, from inside. It is an important document, which will help markets interpret monetary policy actions, and make for a much sharper professional and public debate.' Olivier Blanchard, MIT 'A detailed and thorough statement of the ECB's view of monetary policy and its strategy that will be essential for students, commentators and researchers.' Lars Svensson, Stockholm University 'In this book, the ECB sets a standard for transparency that all central banks should meet.' Allan Meltzer, Carnegie Mellon University 'This book has a significant advantage over other technical studies on similar topics. It has succeeded in providing a coherent and sufficiently transparent analysis of economic and policy-related problems. Monetary economics can be hardly accessible to non-economists, but the four authors have made of it a fascinating scientific area showing that it shares many common features with disciplines as diverse as politics, linguistics and management.' Journal of European AffairsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-78888-5 (9780521788885)
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Otmar Issing | Vitor Gaspar | Ignazio Angeloni
Monetary Policy in the Euro Area
Strategy and Decision-Making at the European Central Bank
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07/2001
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Introduction; 1. Money, output and prices: the scope of monetary policy; 2. Monetary policy making: strategies and rules; 3. The Euro area: an overview; 4. The ECB strategy: defining price stability; 5. The role of money; 6. The broadly based assessment; 7. The ECB strategy: an overall view; 8. The operational framework; 9. Accountability and transparency; 10. The single monetary policy in 1999.