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Issues related to central banks feature regularly in economic news
coverage, and in times of economic or financial crisis, especially
when a commercial bank is bailed out, they become the focus of the
policy debate. But what role do central banks play in a modern
economy? How do central banks wield influence over the financial
system and the broad economy? Through which channels does monetary
policy impact macroeconomic fundamentals such as inflation or
unemployment? For example, how does a central bank alter the money
supply? What are the benefits of central bank independence, and
what are the up- and downsides of having a common currency? This
book provides easily accessible answers to these and other
questions associated with central banking.
This book provides a history of Swiss banking not confined to
stereotypical opinions about secret numbered accounts. Instead, the
presented history covers other intriguing events and developments
beyond the famous issue of banking secrecy and the corresponding
scandals. Topics covered in the book include the early
financial innovations by banks in Geneva to handle the sovereign
risk on bonds issued in pre-revolutionary France, the monetary
chaos that led to the creation of the Swiss franc, the rather
peculiar banknote competition and free-banking system in
Switzerland during most of the nineteenth century, how the country
and its currency became a financial safe haven after World War I,
the golden age of Swiss banking when Zurich was briefly one of the
largest financial centres in the world, and the exceptional shocks
during and after the recent global financial crisis. In sum, a
fascinating story emerges about an internationally important
banking centre in one of the most unlikely places in the world.
This book is a must-read for students, scholars, and researchers of
economics and finance, as well as practitioners interested in a
better understanding of economic history in general, and Swiss
banking in particular.Â
Zentralbanken stehen mehr denn je im Zentrum des oeffentlichen
Interesses. Beim Auftreten von Wirtschaftskrisen, bei Turbulenzen
im Wahrungssystem oder gar bei "finanziellen Rettungsaktionen" fur
ganze Staaten treten sie sichtbar auf den Plan. In Politik, Medien
und Finanzbranche finden aufgeregte Debatten uber die Ausrichtung
der Geld- und Wahrungspolitik statt: was koennen, was durfen
Zentralbanken und was nicht? In der Tat ist es nicht immer einfach
nachzuvollziehen, wie eine Zentralbank uberhaupt Einfluss auf die
Gesamtwirtschaft nehmen kann: Wie steuert eine Zentralbank
beispielsweise die Geldmenge? UEber welche Kanale beeinflusst die
Geldpolitik relevante Wirtschaftsgroessen wie die Inflation oder
die Konjunkturlage? Warum ist es uberhaupt von Vorteil, eine
unabhangige Zentralbank zu haben? Welches sind die Vor- und
Nachteile einer Gemeinschaftswahrung? Antworten auf diese und
weitere Fragen gibt dieses Buch. Der Inhalt Kleine Geschichte der
Zentralbanken Geld als Schmiermittel der Wirtschaft Geldpolitische
Instrumente Lang- und kurzfristige Effekte der Geldpolitik Die
Unabhangigkeit der Zentralbank Internationale Wechselwirkungen im
Geld- und Wahrungswesens
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