Contents: 1. Introduction By Charles A. E. Goodhart and Dimitrios P. Tsomocos -- 2. "Principles for Macroprudential Regulation", (A.K. Kashyap, D.P. Tsomocos and A.P. Vardoulakis), Banque de France Financial Stability Review, No.18, pp. 173-182, April -- 3. "The Macroprudential Toolkit", (R....

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