Towards a New Paradigm in Monetary Economics
Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz and Bruce Greenwald Series: Raffaele Mattioli Lectures
A pioneer treatment of monetary economics written by two of world's leading authorities.
Expanding upon the literature of new institutional economics, the first part of this study stresses the significance of imperfections in information, bankruptcy and banks. The second part examines the policy implications of the new paradigm emphasizing loanable fund demand and supply, and demonstrates its relevance to our understanding of two recent historical episodes—the East Asian financial crisis and the 1991 U.S. recession and subsequent recovery and boom.
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A pioneer treatment of monetary economics written by two of world's leading authorities.
Expanding upon the literature of new institutional economics, the first part of this study stresses the significance of imperfections in information, bankruptcy and banks. The second part examines the policy implications of the new paradigm emphasizing loanable fund demand and supply, and demonstrates its relevance to our understanding of two recent historical episodes—the East Asian financial crisis and the 1991 U.S. recession and subsequent recovery and boom.
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Towards a New Paradigm for Monetary Economics presents a pioneer treatment of critical topics in monetary economics. Unlike the prevailing monetary theory, this book focuses not on the role of money in facilitating transactions, but on the role of credit in facilitating economic activities more broadly. The 'new paradigm' emphasizes the demand and supply of loanable funds, which in turn requires the understanding of the imperfections of information and the role of banks. One enlightening view is that credit is quite different from other commodities in the sense that the former is based on information and default risk. The book consists of two parts. The first part develops a basic model of credit based on banks' portfolio choices. The second part is dedicated to the policy implications, among which are the liberalization of financial markets, the East Asian Crisis, the 1991 US recession and the subsequent recovery.
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“'… recommended reading for all monetary economists and practitioners alike.'International Affairs”
'... recommended reading for all monetary economists and practitioners alike.' International Affairs 'Overall this is an excellent contribution to our understanding of the functioning of modern financial markets. It will become essential reading for students, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in the behaviour of monetary and financial systems.' Journal of International Development
About the Author
Professor of Economics, Stanford University and Senior Research Fellow of Brookings Institution. Formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at World Bank. Professor of Finance, Columbia Business School.
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