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The Federal Reserve's role in the global economy : a historical perspective /

"The importance of international considerations in the US Federal Reserve System's deliberations has become more and more important over time as global financial crises and events create ever stronger repercussions in the US economy. This book critically evaluates the role of the Federal R...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bordo, Michael D., Wynne, Mark A.
Format: Printed Book
Series:Studies in macroeconomic history
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Preface; Conference speaker bios; 1. Introduction Michael Bordo and Mark Wynne; 2. Doctrinal determinants, domestic and international, of Federal Reserve policy 1914-33 Barry Eichengreen; Comments on Eichengreen Harold James; 3. Navigating constraints: the evolution of Federal Reserve monetary policy, 1935-59 Mark Carlson and David Wheelock; Comments on Carlson and Wheelock Gary Richardson; 4. Federal Reserve policy and Bretton Woods Michael Bordo and Owen Humpage; Comments on Bordo and Humpage James Boughton; 5. The Federal Reserve engages the world (1970-2000): an insider's narrative of the transition to managed floating and financial turbulence Edwin M. Truman; Comments on Truman Michael Dooley; 6. The Federal Reserve in a globalized world economy John Taylor; Comments on Taylor Richard Clarida; 7. Unprecedented actions: the Federal Reserve's response to the global financial crisis in historical perspective Frederic S. Mishkin and Eugene White; Comments on Mishkin and White Steven Kamin; 8. Panel discussion on the Federal Reserve's role in international financial crises featuring remarks by Donald Kohn, Charles Bean, Guillermo Ortiz and Stephen Cecchetti; 9. The Robert V. Roosa Lecture: excerpts from a conversation between Richard Fisher and Paul Volcker Richard Fisher and Paul Volcker.