Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature

We review the literature regarding the impact of financial innovation on the monetary transmission mechanism and on the way the central bank can achieve its ultimate goal, that is to control the price level. We argue that, although the form of central bank instruments and current methods for implem...

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Main Author: Jan Marc Berk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2012-04-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/9912
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description We review the literature regarding the impact of financial innovation on the monetary transmission mechanism and on the way the central bank can achieve its ultimate goal, that is to control the price level. We argue that, although the form of central bank instruments and current methods for implementing monetary policy may change, the goals that the policy makers try achieve by employing these instruments remain valid, and achievable.   JEL Codes: E42, E58, E31, E51, E52
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spelling doaj.art-d277a2749a59467caad193c884fb776a2023-02-03T16:48:15ZengAssociazione Economia civilePSL Quarterly Review2037-36352037-36432012-04-015522210.13133/2037-3643/9912Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literatureJan Marc Berk We review the literature regarding the impact of financial innovation on the monetary transmission mechanism and on the way the central bank can achieve its ultimate goal, that is to control the price level. We argue that, although the form of central bank instruments and current methods for implementing monetary policy may change, the goals that the policy makers try achieve by employing these instruments remain valid, and achievable.   JEL Codes: E42, E58, E31, E51, E52 https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/9912Central BankingMonetary PolicyMonetaryPolicyPrice LevelPrices
spellingShingle Jan Marc Berk
Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature
PSL Quarterly Review
Central Banking
Monetary Policy
Monetary
Policy
Price Level
Prices
title Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature
title_full Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature
title_fullStr Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature
title_full_unstemmed Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature
title_short Central banking and financial innovation. A survey of the modern literature
title_sort central banking and financial innovation a survey of the modern literature
topic Central Banking
Monetary Policy
Monetary
Policy
Price Level
Prices
url https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/9912
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