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Finding new objectives, seeking new instruments

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  • Cobham, David

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This short paper use the perspective of the assignment problem to examine the evolution of the workings of monetary policy and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England over its first 25 years. It outlines how the Bank, and the MPC, came across additional possible objectives and searched for additional possible instruments. It then argues the need for some recasting of the role of the MPC and the way in which it operates.

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  • Cobham, David, 2024. "Finding new objectives, seeking new instruments," Accountancy, Economics, and Finance Working Papers 2024-02, Heriot-Watt University, Department of Accountancy, Economics, and Finance.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:hwuaef:281088
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    Keywords

    assignment problem; monetary policy; inflation targeting; inflation; economic growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions

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