Macroeconomic Institutions and Development

By Bilin Neyapti

The book incorporates the essential elements of institutional theory and highlights the issues pertaining to the measurement of institutional characteristics and the empirical analyses involving such measurement. It provides the theoretical framework of and empirical evidence on fiscal institutions, covering budgetary rules and procedures as well as fiscal decentralization, and reviews the theoretical framework for monetary institutions such as central bank independence, currency boards, monetary unions and inflation targeting in addition to providing empirical evidence on their effectiveness. The role of bank regulation and supervision is also investigated. This path-breaking and original book will prove a fascinating read for a wide-ranging audience including academics, think tanks, international development agencies and policymakers within the fields of development, economics, heterodox economics and money, banking and finance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847206395
• ISBN13: 9781847206398
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.5"