Monetary Theory and Policy Experience (Hardcover)

The International Economic Association Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction; A.Leijonhufvud PART I: CENTRAL BANKING EXPERIENCE Putting Central Banks in Their Place; J.Crow Monetary Theory as a Basis for Monetary Policy: Reflections of a Central Banker; O.Issing Comment; L.Pasinetti Comment; L.Spaventa Monetary Policy and Economic Performance: The Recent Experience of the United States and Japan; K.Shigehara What Have Monetary Economists Done for Central Bankers?; P.Pou PART II: THE 'MODUS OPERANDI' OF MONETARY POLICY Inflation and/or Exchange Rate Targets for Monetary Policy?; N.Thygesen Comment; R.Tamborini The Choice of a Monetary Policy Reaction Function in a Simple Optimizing Model; D.Henderson & J.Kim Comment; L.Bonatti Comment; F.Farina PART III: MONETARY REGIMES The New Political Economy of Central Banking; S.Eijffinger Comment; C.Bianchi Comment; M.Nabli A Return to the Convertability Principle? Monetary and Fiscal Regimes in Historical Perspective: the International Evidence; M.Bordo & L.Jonung Comment; G.Fodor Money and the Sovereignty of the State; R.Mundell Comment; D.Heymann Index of Names Subject Index