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Did the behaviour of central banks make the credit crisis inevitable?

Trow, Stuart - In: Qualitative Research in Financial Markets 2 (2010) 1, pp. 16-28

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree to which central bank policy errors made the credit crisis inevitable. Design/methodology/approach – The paper did this by first observing the increasing tolerance shown by policymakers over time towards major structural...

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Government Actions and Interventions : More harm than good?

Taylor, John B. - In: Development Outreach 11 (2009) 3, pp. 50-53

There is empirical evidence that government actions and interventions prolonged and worsened the financial crisis, because they were based on faulty diagnosis of the problem and did not follow clear predictable principles.

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Lender of Last Resort and Global Liquidity : Rethinking the system

Obstfeld, Maurice - In: Development Outreach 11 (2009) 3, pp. 43-46

One important lesson of the crisis is the need to take a systemic view of measures aimed at financial stability. Measures that enhance the stability of a single institution could be inimical to the stability of the financial system as a whole.

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Building solid foundations : Sustainable growth in a post‐crisis world

In: Strategic Direction 27 (2011) 3, pp. 25-28

worldwide recession continues to be the focal point of much analysis. Financial meltdown together with the crumbling of asset … markets and world trade ensured that few economies escaped its destructive effects. But many bailouts and fiscal stimulus … thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives …

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Investigating consumers' responses to the Great Recession

Strutton, David; Lewin, Jeffrey - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 29 (2012) 5, pp. 378-388

Purpose – This study aims to explore the economic impact of the Great Recession on consumers' economic attitudes and …

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Zur Rolle der Geldpolitik im Konjunkturzyklus / On the Role of Monetary Policy in the Business Cycle : Eine empirische Analyse im Hinblick auf die Europäische Währungsunion / An Em...

Holstein, Michael - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 218 (1999) 3-4, pp. 346-360

Souveränität in geldpolitischen Fragen an die Europäische Zentralbank ab. Die Geldpolitik scheidet somit als Instrument der … Rezession) zukommt, so kann die Vereinheitlichung der Geldpolitik zu negativen Auswirkungen auf die konjunkturelle Entwicklung … Geldpolitik auf die Entwicklung der kurzfristigen Zinssätze analysiert, um schließlich mittels einer VAR-Analyse Aufschluß über …

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Are Banking Supervisory Data Useful for Macroeconomic Forecasts?

Feldman, Ron J.; Kim, Jan; Miller, Preston J.; Schmidt, … - In: Contributions in Macroeconomics 3 (2003) 1

Some argue that central banks can improve monetary policy by including confidential supervisory assessments of banking organizations in their forecasts of inflation and unemployment. In this study we examine the extent to which forecasts of these variables would have been improved with the...

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Central banking in transition economies: Estonia and Belarus

Lassiter, Jessica; Bisping, Timothy O.; Horton, Joseph - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 20 (2010) 4, pp. 331-338

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the difference in the development of the central bank in two states in transition from communism to capitalism and from being parts of the Soviet Union to being independent states. Design/methodology/approach – Data and theoretical analysis...

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Asymmetric central bank's preference and inflation rate in Jordan

Sweidan, Osama D. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 26 (2009) 4, pp. 232-245

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the hypothesis that a central bank's asymmetric preferences are able to explain inflation rate in a developing country. In addition, it seeks to help comprehend movements of inflation rate in Jordan and to understand Central Bank of Jordan...

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Monetary policy and the trade weighted dollar

Warburton, Christopher E.S. - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 30 (2013) 2, pp. 80-93

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of the trade‐weighted US dollar from 1973 to 2011 as a result of monetary policy. Design/methodology/approach – Relevant time series variables – the money supply, the federal funds rate, general financial conditions,...

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