Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; URL disclaimer; 1 Introduction: the transmission mechanism and monetary policy; 2 Are the effects of monetary policy in the euro area greater in recessions than in booms?; 3 Supply shocks and the natural rate of interest : an exploration; 4 Some econometric issues in measuring the monetary transmission mechanism, with an application to developing countries; 5 Central bank goals, institutional change and monetary policy: evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom.