The Bank of Israel

Volume 2: Selected Topics in Israel's Monetary Policy

• Author(s): Nissan Liviatan, Haim Barkai,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 214
• ISBN_10: 0195345797
  ISBN_13: 9780195345797
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Money & Monetary Policy , Business & Economics / Economic History , Business & Economics / Economics / Macroeconomics ,

Description:... Volume II provides an in-depth analysis of important specific issues, detailed discussion of the independence of the Bank of Israel, and an econometric study of the central banks policies. This volume also includes a historical account of the liberalization of Israel's foreign-exchange market and various issues related to the banking system, such as concentration, competition, and especially banking supervision. In one of the articles in this volume, based on a series of interviews, the top officials of the Bank of Israel present their view on the Banks policies in the various periods.