Central Bank Independence, Accountability, and Transparency
A Global Perspective
Editors: Laurens, B., Arnone, M., Segalotto, J. (Eds.)
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This book explores three key areas of central banking and governance - autonomy, accountability and transparency. It looks at links between the areas, as well as assessing the impact of central bank autonomy on macroeconomic performance. The issues are approached from theoretical and empirical perspectives.
- About the authors
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BERNARD J. LAURENS is currently Deputy Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund, US. He began his career in the IMF in 1992. During his tenure, he has been extensively involved in domestic and external financial sector issues, and modernization and liberalization of countries monetary frameworks and exchange and capital account issues. He has authored several articles and publications on monetary and financial sector issues. Prior to joining the Fund, Bernard Laurens worked for the Bank of France. He also holds a degree in economics from the Institut d'Études Politiques of Paris.
MARCO ARNONE is Adjoint Professor of Economics and Finance of Emerging Markets (University of Eastern Piedmont) and Director of CeMaFiR, Italy. He has worked as an economist in the IMF's Monetary and Financial Systems and African departments, and has taught at Milan's Catholic and State Universities. Recent publications include: Primary Dealers in Government Securities (IMF 2005), Venture Capital for Development (V&P 2006), Banking Supervision: Quality and Governance, and Financial Supervisors Architecture and Banking Supervision (EE 2007), External Debt Sustainability and Domestic Debt in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (RISS 2007), Central Bank Autonomy: Lessons from Global Trends (IMF 2008).
JEAN FRANÇOIS SEGALOTTO is a research fellow at the Centre for Macroeconomics& Finance Research (CeMaFiR), Italy. His research work and interests focus on monetary economics and institutions. Publications include: Central Bank Autonomy, Macroeconomic Performance, and Monetary Frameworks: a Global Comparison (Rubbettino, 2005); Measures of Central Bank Autonomy: Empirical Evidence for OECD, Developing, and Emerging Market Economies (IMF 2006); Central Bank Autonomy: Lessons from Global Trends (IMF 2008).
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-5
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Survey of Models and Indicators of Independence
Pages 6-89
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Survey of Models and Indicators of Accountability
Pages 90-106
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Survey of Models and Indicators of Transparency
Pages 107-123
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Indicators of Independence, Accountability, and Transparency
Pages 124-150
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Central Bank Independence, Accountability, and Transparency
- Book Subtitle
- A Global Perspective
- Editors
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- B. Laurens
- M. Arnone
- J. Segalotto
- Series Title
- Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia
- Copyright
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-28212-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-230-28212-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-20107-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 270
- Topics
