The economic growth and the research of the inflation, as objectives of the monetary policy of a country, are a major problem for all the monetary authorities of all countries and a priority for economic analyses from different times. The fact that in the 20th century, all countries have known...

The electoral instability falls into the continuous shifts in paradigms, systems, values and economic performance which countries around the world still experience. We believe it is common sense that the election process in a democratic country has an important impact (even a manipulation...

One of the leading figures of the Austrian School is by far Ludwig von Mises. Known better for his findings regarding the relationship between money, prices and interest, Mises brought originality and a new perspective over the monetary policy. This paper is a tribute to the philosopher Mises,...

Differences in economic performance between the USA and the euro area have been the subject of much debate. Even though these large economies might be considered similar, there can be identified some differences. This paper aims to realize a parallel between two of the largest monetary unions in...

Out of the two types of monetary policy interventions – along with passive ones – active interventions are bettter used in order to increase the performances of a real economy. This was the main field of focus for the swedish economist Knut Wicksell. The aim of this paper is to present a...

Recent international financial crisis has highlighted the crucial importance of financial stability and showed clearly that ensuring price stability as an objective of monetary policy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition to ensure financial stability. In this context, there have been...

Out of all the ideas and assumptions regarding the money and monetary theory, the classical liberalism was the first major paradigm that contributed to the development of the quantity theory of money. This paper aims to express the first steps made by the Classical School economists in...

Derivatives are an important part of the process of financial innovation that swept global markets. The growth of derivatives has so many implications on the economy in general and for the environment in which the monetary policy operates. This paper examines the impact that presence of...

On the background of the current international financial crisis, the central banks of major developed countries took unprecedented action aimed at restoring the confidence in financial systems and at ensuring the normal functioning of the monetary policy transmission mechanism on the real...

In the early 1990 New Zealand passed the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act, which gave the Reserve Bank the price stability role and independence “to achieve and maintain price stability”, which became known later as inflation targeting (IT). Since then, IT gained reputation, becoming the...