Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Central Banks as Sources of Financial Instability

Central Banks as Sources of Financial Instability
By George Selgin

The present financial crisis shows how central banks can fuel the financial booms that make severe busts possible. Unfortunately, theoretical discussions of central banking badly neglect its role in fostering financial instability, in part because they ignore its history and political origins.

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