Central Banks as Fiscal Players

by Willem Buiter

Book Overview

It is well known that the balance sheets of most major central banks significantly expanded in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2011, but the consequences of this expansion are not well understood. This book develops a unified framework to explain how and why central bank balance sheets have expanded and what this shift means for fiscal and monetary policy. Buiter addresses a number of key issues in monetary economics and public finance,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108822762
• ISBN13: 9781108822763
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"