Macroeconomic Policy after the Crash Issues in Monetary and Fiscal
This book reviews the key policy debates during the post-crash era, describing the issues that policymakers grappled with, the decisions that they took and the details of the policy instruments that were created. Focusing specifically on issues in m
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POLICY AFTER THE CRASH Issues in Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Richard Barwell
Macroeconomic Policy after the Crash
Richard Barwell
Macroeconomic Policy after the Crash Issues in Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Richard Barwell BNP Paribas Investment Partners Dartford, UK
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Preface
This book is about economic policy. Perhaps before we go any further, I ought to establish my credentials and explain why I just might have something interesting to say about this subject. The short answer is that having worked at a central bank for the best part of a decade and then spent the next six years working in financial markets watching central banks, I ought to be qualified to comment on the practical details of what was done and why. Finding the right career has a lot in common with finding the right partner in life: there is an element of luck involved and you might have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a productive match. Lady Luck was certainly smiling on me when I landed a job at the Old Lady (or the Bank of England as she is better known). If you are fascinated by macroeconomics, there is simply no better place to work. I had the opportunity to work with and for some inspirational peopl
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