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The monetary responsibilities of a central bank


Abstract: This article provides an analytical framework for discussing the monetary responsibilities of a central bank. The framework shows how the central bank gives the price level a well-defined equilibrium value and how the central bank causes this equilibrium value to change over time.

Keywords: Monetary policy; Banks and banking, Central; Money supply;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1988

Volume: 74

Issue: Sep

Pages: 19-31