Central Bank Independence and Economic Performance : What Does the Evidence Show?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inflation (Finance).

Monetary policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Defines concept of Central Bank independence and its application to the U.S. Federal Reserve System and similar institutions in other countries. Reviews high-inflation period in the 1970s, analyzes findings and methodological criticisms of research studies on Central Bank independence, and discusses relevance for Congressional oversight of monetary policy.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Central Bank Independence and Economic Performance

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