On Central Banking

Jan Qvigstad draws on his extensive experience in these six lectures on how central banks can make good policy decisions.

List of contents

Foreword; Preface; 1. On keeping promises; 2. On transparency; 3. On making good decisions; 4. On managing wealth; 5. On learning from history - truths and eternal truths; 6. On institutions - fundamentals of confidence and trust; Index

About the author

Jan F. Qvigstad was Deputy Governor and Deputy Chair of the Executive Board of Norges Bank 2008–14. From 1997 he was Chief Economist of Norges Bank. He is now the Executive Director, General Staff, at Norges Bank with the responsibility for the bank's economic history project.

Summary

In these six lectures given at the Norwegian Royal Academy of Science and Letters, Qvigstad focuses on key principles on which to base central bank policy - recognizing the importance of credibility and ensuring accountability - illustrating these with specific cases in the history of Norges Bank and central banking in general.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Fredrik Qvigstad, Qvigstad Jan Fredrik
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781107150973
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15097-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History; Studies in Macroeconomic History
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, macroeconomics