Working Paper
Monetary mystique : secrecy and central banking
Abstract: The paper contains a theoretical discussion of the role of secrecy in the implementation of monetary policy. It documents the Federal Reserve's defense of secrecy as argued in a recent Freedom of Information Act suit. The Federal Reserve's arguments are evaluated on the basis of economic theory. Theoretical papers related to the secrecy issue are reviewed. The discussion highlights a number of potential benefits and costs of central banking secrecy, and identifies some conditions under which secrecy could be socially beneficial.
Keywords: Monetary policy; Banks and banking, Central;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Part of Series: Working Paper
Publication Date: 1985
Number: 85-07