1. Introduction -- 2. Do capital inflows relieve banks’ credit constraints and boost credit growth? Evidence from credit conditions and bank credit risk -- 3. Credit conditions and the amplification of macroeconomic responses to unexpected shocks: Implications for monetary policy -- 4. Output...

This book explores the macro-financial effects of central bank balance sheets, macro-prudential tools, and financial regulation in South Africa. How employment can be maximised while keeping inflation low and stable is examined in relation to the structural changes required to alter the...

This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of South African inflation dynamics, using a variety of techniques including counterfactual analysis. The authors elaborate the roles in inflation of thresholds, nonlinearities and asymmetries introduced by economic conditions such as the size...