Overview

After fifty years the Deutsche Bundesbank - the central bank that dominated European monetary affairs - has stepped down to entrust monetary policy to the European Central Bank (ECB). This is the first research work to thoroughly explore the lessons to be learned from the Bundesbank by the ECB, in areas such as price stability and political interference.

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Author:   Jakob De Haan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9781138866270

ISBN 10:   113886627
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   02 December 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Jakob de Haan 1. Introductory remarks on 50 years of Bundesbank: lessons for the ECB André Szász 2. How independent is the Bundesbank really? A survey Philipp Maier and Jakob de Haan 3. The Bundesbank's reaction to policy conflicts Helge Berger and Friedrich Schneider 4. From low inflation to price stability in Germany: measurement, costs and benefits Karl-Heinz Tödter and Gerhard Ziebarth 5. Credibly conservative monetary policy and labour-goods-market organisation: a review with implications for ECB-led monetary policy in Europe Robert J. Franzese, Jr. 6. Monetary policy of the ECB: strategy and instruments Sylvester C.W. Eijffinger 7. The European central bank as a new institution and the problem of accountability Otmar Issing

Reviews

'The authors in this book are all experts in this field, and their perspective is refreshingly interdisciplinary, linking political science and economics. In this book they fill a marked gap in research literature.' - European Foundation For Management Development 'This volume is a truly rich source for further studies.' - Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv

'The authors in this book are all experts in this field, and their perspective is refreshingly interdisciplinary, linking political science and economics. In this book they fill a marked gap in research literature.' - European Foundation For Management Development 'This volume is a truly rich source for further studies.'- Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv

Author Information

Jakob de Haan is Jean Monnet Professor and Director of the research school Systems, Organisation and Management at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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