The European Central Bank: Credibility, Transparency, and Centralization (CESifo Book Series)
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The European Central Bank: Credibility, Transparency, and Centralization (CESifo Book Series)

The European Central Bank: Credibility, Transparency, and Centralization (CESifo Book Series)

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Jakob de Haan (Author) Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger (Author) Sandra Waller (Author)  

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An examination of the debates on European Central Bank monetary policy, focusing on issues of transparency, credibility, and accountability and the effect of the ECB's decentralized structure. The adoption of the euro in 1999 by 11 member states of the European Union created a single currency area second in economic size only to the United States. The euro zone's monetary policy is now set by the European Central Bank (ECB) and its Governing Council rather than by individual national central banks. This CESifo volume examines issues that have arisen in the first years of ECB monetary policy and analyzes the effect that current ECB policy strategy and structures may have in the future. After a detailed description and assessment of ECB monetary policy making that focuses on such issues as price stability and the predictability of policy decisions, the book turns to two important issues faced by European central bankers: the transparency and credibility of decision making and the ECB's decentralized structure. After showing that transparency in decision making enhances credibility, the book discusses the ECB's efforts at openness, its political independence as guaranteed by law, and its ultimate accountability. The book then considers the effects of the decentralized ECB structure, focusing on business cycle synchronization, inflation differentials, and differences in monetary policy transmission in light of the enlargement of the monetary union. The book also discusses options for ECB institutional reforms, including centralization, vote weighting, and cross-border regional banks. 16 illus.; 16 Illustrations, unspecified
Jakob de Haan is Head of Research at De Nederlandsche Bank and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Groningen. Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger is Professor of Financial Economics at the Center for Economic Research and the Department of Economics and Jean Monnet Professor of European Financial and Monetary Integration at Tilburg University. Sandra Waller works at Bavarian Landesbank, a state-owned private institute.
  • Contributor: Jakob de Haan
  • Imprint: MIT Press
  • ISBN13: 9780262042260
  • Number of Pages: 288
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x27mm
  • Packaged Weight: 499
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
  • Release Date: 2005-04-15
  • Series: CESifo Book Series
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Jakob de Haan is Head of Research at De Nederlandsche Bank and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Groningen. Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger is Professor of Financial Economics at the Center for Economic Research and the Department of Economics and Jean Monnet Professor of European Financial and Monetary Integration at Tilburg University. Sandra Waller works at Bavarian Landesbank, a state-owned private institute.

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