This volume reprints 25 articles originally published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Literature, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Oxford Economic
Papers, and other journals as far back as 1981. The selection reflects both the new classical view and new Keynesian view of monetary policy and changing attitudes about central bank
independence, accountability, and transparency. Topics include optimal interest rate smoothing, designing institutions for monetary stability, the effect of central bank independence on policy
outcomes, and whether banking supervision should separate from monetary policy. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
