Central Bank Autonomy

Author : Kevin Corder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135675295
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Autonomy written by Kevin Corder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998. The Federal Reserve System, the nation's central bank, is directed by statute to maintain maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates. This volume explores the Central Bank Autonomy, looking at preferences of central bankers, reserve requirements, open market transactions, credit control, macroeconomic outcomes, policies and capital market flows.

Author : Delia Margaret Boylan
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472026836
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defusing Democracy written by Delia Margaret Boylan and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of today's new democracies are constrained by institutional forms designed by previous authoritarian rulers. In this timely and provocative study, Delia M. Boylan traces the emergence of these vestigial governance structures to strategic behavior by outgoing elites seeking to protect their interests from the vicissitudes of democratic rule. One important outgrowth of this political insulation strategy--and the empirical centerpiece of Boylan's analysis--is the existence of new, highly independent central banks in countries throughout the developing world. This represents a striking transformation, for not only does central bank autonomy remove a key aspect of economic decision making from democratic control; in practice it has also kept many of the would-be expansionist governments that hold power today from overturning the neoliberal policies favored by authoritarian predecessors. To illustrate these points, Defusing Democracy takes a fresh look at two transitional polities in Latin America--Chile and Mexico--where variation in the proximity of the democratic "threat" correspondingly yielded different levels of central bank autonomy. Boylan concludes by extending her analysis to institutional contexts beyond Latin America and to insulation strategies other than central bank autonomy. Defusing Democracy will be of interest to anyone--political scientists, economists, and policymakers alike--concerned about the genesis and consolidation of democracy around the globe. Delia M. Boylan is Assistant Professor, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago.

Author : Marco Arnone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Autonomy written by Marco Arnone and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We calculate indexes of central bank autonomy (CBA) for 163 central banks as of end-2003, and comparable indexes for a subgroup of 68 central banks as of the end of the 1980s. The results confirm strong improvements in both economic and political CBA over the past couple of decades, although more progress is needed to boost political autonomy of the central banks in emerging market and developing countries. Our analysis confirms that greater CBA has on average helped to maintain low inflation levels. The paper identifies four broad principles of central bank autonomy that have been shared by the majority of countries. Significant differences exist in the area of banking supervision where many central banks have retained a key role. Finally, we discuss the sequencing of reforms to separate the conduct of monetary and fiscal policies.

Author : Andrea Lucia Tapia-Hoffmann
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030709868
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal Certainty and Central Bank Autonomy in Latin American Emerging Markets written by Andrea Lucia Tapia-Hoffmann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks of six Latin American central banks to determine whether there is legal certainty regarding central bank autonomy. Based on this, it ascertains whether the way in which legal institutions are designed – specifically those that rule the autonomy of the central bank – provides reasons to believe that central banks can keep inflation at bay even if governments face fiscal problems or pursue contradictory objectives. The analysis covers three key areas: a constitutional analysis, a detailed study of the central bank statutes and a study of a number of underexplored threats to central bank autonomy. After defining and identifying different types of legal certainty and linking them to the credibility of government promises, the author goes on to examine the grounds that the law provides for confidence that central banks operate independently of political influence. The second part of the book focuses on a granular analysis of the legal design of the central banks’ objectives and autonomy. Lastly, the third part features two case studies that represent little-known and unusual institutional threats to legal certainty relating to central bank autonomy, such as the interventions by the Constitutional Court of Colombia in the autonomy of the Colombian central bank, and the interventions of the Argentinean executive and legislative branches in the autonomy of Argentina’s central bank through stabilization plans introduced via emergency laws and decrees.In sum, the book suggests that there are serious doubts about the ability of Latin American central banks to maintain price stability over time. Although central banks were granted a degree of autonomy, authorities in Latin American countries are able to affect central bank decisions. Most importantly, a lack of clarity, inconsistencies, or generous exceptions in the law provide ways for authorities to influence central banks even without bending or disregarding the rules.

Author : Jean-François Segalotto
Publisher : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
ISBN 13 : 9781451866520
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Autonomy: Lessons from Global Trends written by Jean-François Segalotto and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We calculate indexes of central bank autonomy (CBA) for 163 central banks as of end-2003, and comparable indexes for a subgroup of 68 central banks as of the end of the 1980s. The results confirm strong improvements in both economic and political CBA over the past couple of decades, although more progress is needed to boost political autonomy of the central banks in emerging market and developing countries. Our analysis confirms that greater CBA has on average helped to maintain low inflation levels. The paper identifies four broad principles of central bank autonomy that have been shared by the majority of countries. Significant differences exist in the area of banking supervision where many central banks have retained a key role. Finally, we discuss the sequencing of reforms to separate the conduct of monetary and fiscal policies.

Author : Francesco Lippi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781782542971
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Independence, Targets, and Credibility written by Francesco Lippi and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01-27 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book integrates new political and economic elements into the analysis of monetary policy credibility and central bank independence. The author considers imperfect monetary control, rational voters, distributional issues and uncertainty about future policy objectives in his welfare analysis of central banking. The role played by the different institutional elements that contribute to the making of an independent central bank is also assessed. A distinction is made between central bank independence and targets offering new insights into how a more inflation averse monetary policy may actually be achieved. Finally, explanations for the variation of central bank independence and conservatism across different countries are provided. This book will appeal to researchers, academics and policy makers in the fields of monetary policy, financial economics, money and banking and political economy.

Author : Ranajoy Ray Chaudhuri
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137589124
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Independence, Regulations, and Monetary Policy written by Ranajoy Ray Chaudhuri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the linkage between central bank structure, central bank autonomy—with respect to setting its monetary policy goals, choosing its policy mechanisms, legal independence, and financial independence—and monetary policy, both in select benchmark countries and at a broader theoretical level. Country-specific chapters on the US, UK, Germany, Greece, Russia, India, China, Japan, Brazil, and South Africa focus on the history, administrative structure, and independence of the central monetary authority in these countries. The chapters go on to explore the countries’ conduct of monetary policy, their interplay with political forces and the wider economy, their currency, and their macroeconomic outcomes. The book will appeal to researchers, students of economics, finance and business, as well as general readers with an interest in the subject.

Author : Ramesh S. Arunachalam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781645163978
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Mandates, Autonomy and Accountability written by Ramesh S. Arunachalam and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after the financial crises of 2008, the governance of central banks continues to be a critical area of debate-embedded in this are the key aspects of central bank independence, accountability and transparency. Accordingly, several key questions have emerged regarding the role, functioning and governance of central banks:¿What should the key priorities of central banks be in terms of mandates?¿Given these pressing real time mandates of central banks, how to make them more strategically and operationally accountable while preserving their strategic and operational autonomy?¿What implications do the above have for central bank governance and transparency of central bank operations?¿How to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and adaptability of central bank functioning, especially in terms of ensuring the development of a stable, inclusive and accountable financial sector?In this seminal work, Ramesh S Arunachalam-a professional with 30 years of multi-country experience in finance, technology and regulation-explores the above questions and provides pragmatic suggestions on how the autonomy of central banks can be preserved while at the same time ensuring that central banks remain accountable to the people at large in their respective countries.

Author : Fausto Vicarelli
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110856301
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central banks' independence in historical perspective written by Fausto Vicarelli and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with the antonomy of monetary authorities: the case of the US. Federal Reserve System; relations between monetary authorities and government institutions: the case of Germany, France, and Italy.

Author : Mr.Tonny Lybek
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1451842023
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Bank Autonomy, and Inflation and Output Performance in the Baltic States, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, 1995-1997 written by Mr.Tonny Lybek and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A higher degree of de jure autonomy and accountability of the central banks of the Baltic states, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union appears to be positively correlated with lower average inflation. There also seems to be some positive correlation between greater central bank autonomy and higher average real growth, after the initial period of reforms. Central banks with a higher degree of autonomy and accountability have apparently also reformed their operations more aggressively.