Synopses & Reviews
How and for whose benefit the European Central Bank (ECB) will work is one of the most important issues facing Europe, and has been the subject of vast media and academic interest. Much of this discussion has been of an increasingly emotional and political nature and has served to blur rather than inform. Written by a team at the ECB, including Otmar Issing, its Chief Economist, this study provides the first comprehensive, inside, non-technical analysis of the monetary policy strategy, institutional features and operational procedures of the Eurosystem.
Review
"...a lot of useful and well-written information..." Albrecht Ritschl, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, H-Net
Synopsis
A non-technical analysis of the monetary policy strategy, institutions and operational procedures of the Eurosystem.
Table of Contents
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.