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The global crisis : causes, responses and challenges

2011

This new report published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows how well-designed employment and social policies can play a crucial role in both boosting job creation and making economic growth more solid and equitable.

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Monetary policy implementation : theory--past--present

Bindseil, Ulrich - 2004

The first of its kind, this book is entirely dedicated to the implementation of monetary policy: how central banks go about achieving their monetary policy targets. Monetary policy implementation has gone through tremendous changes over the last twenty years, which have witnessed the quiet end...

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The Bank of Israel, Volume 2

Barkai, Haim - 2007

Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of important specific issues, detailed discussion of the independence of the Bank of Israel, and an econometric study of the central banks policies. This volume also includes a historical account of the liberalization of Israel's foreign-exchange market...

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Fiscal and Monetary Policy During Downturns

Stehn, Sven Jari - 2009

This paper analyzes how fiscal and monetary policy typically respond during downturns in G7 countries. It evaluates whether discretionary fiscal responses to downturns are timely and temporary, and compares the response of fiscal policy to that of monetary policy. The results suggest that while...

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Monetary and Fiscal Policy Options for Dealing with External Shocks

Flores, Enrique - 2009

results suggest that under Colombia's inflation targeting regime, which incorporates exchange rate flexibility and a highly …

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Financial Stability Frameworks and the Role of Central Banks

Nier, Erlend - 2009

This paper sets out general principles for the design of financial stability frameworks, starting from an analysis of the objectives and tools of financial regulation. The paper then offers a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of the two main models that have emerged for modern...

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IT Framework Design Parameters

Laxton, Douglas - 2009

This is the third chapter of a forthcoming monograph entitled ""On Implementing Full-Fledged Inflation …-Targeting Regimes: Saying What You Do and Doing What You Say."" It examines a number of elements in the design of an inflation …-targeting framework. These include the definition of the target variable, the relevance of core measures of inflation, and the advantages …

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Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy with Limited Asset Market Participation

Stehn, Sven Jari - 2009

This paper characterises the jointly optimal monetary and fiscal stabilisation policy in a new Keynesian model that allows for consumers who lacking access to asset markets consume their disposable income each period. With full asset market participation, the optimal policy relies entirely on...

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Panacea, Curse, or Nonevent? Unconventional Monetary Policy in the United Kingdom

Meier, André - 2009

The Bank of England's current ""quantitative easing"" strategy has given rise to a controversial debate about the effects and risks of unconventional monetary policy. The present paper makes two contributions to this debate. First, it provides a systematic overview of unconventional policy...

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Building Monetary and Financial Systems

Fund, International Monetary - 2007

This book includes 21 case studies of technical assistance provided by the IMF's former Monetary and Financial Systems Department during 2003-06. These studies cover issues related to monetary policy and operations, financial markets, payment systems, and financial regulation and supervision,...

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