Theories and practices in central banking and monetary policy have changed radically over recent decades with independence and inflation targeting as the new ke

Provides an in-depth overview of the Federal Reserve System, including information about monetary policy and the economy, the Federal Reserve in the internation

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Adolph illustrates the policy differences between central banks run by former bankers relative to those run by bureaucrats.

Government bailouts; negative interest rates and markets that do not behave as economic models tell us they should; new populist and nationalist movements that