The Federal Reserve System

Informationen zum Autor R. W. Hafer is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He served as Research Officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for ten years. He has published widely on monetary policy and financial markets in publications including the Wall Street Journal . Klappentext The Federal Reserve System, founded in 1913, is recognized as one of the most influential policy-making bodies in the United States. Its duties including managing the country's monetary policy, regulating and supervising banks, and monitoring the financial system, set it apart from other government agencies. Hafer provides a comprehensive explanation of the Federal Reserve System, describing its structure and process, policies, people, and key events. Arranged alphabetically, over 250 entries define and describe topics related to the Fed and United States monetary policy, including Alan Greenspan, Black Monday of 1929, Euro, Federal Reserve Act of 1913, Prime rate, and Treasury financing. Numerous appendices supplement the A-to- Z entries, providing insight into the secretive and powerful Federal Reserve Bank, the keepers of America's monetary system. Zusammenfassung Describes in detail the Federal Reserve System and the central bank of the United States! along with a historical overview of United States monetary policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of EntriesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe EncyclopediaAppendix A: The Federal Reserve ActAppendix B: Membership of the Board of Governors: 1913-2004Appendix C: Federal Reserve Regulations

Autorentext
R. W. Hafer is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He served as Research Officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for ten years. He has published widely on monetary policy and financial markets in publications including the Wall Street Journal.

Klappentext
The Federal Reserve System, founded in 1913, is recognized as one of the most influential policy-making bodies in the United States. Its duties including managing the country's monetary policy, regulating and supervising banks, and monitoring the financial system, set it apart from other government agencies. Hafer provides a comprehensive explanation of the Federal Reserve System, describing its structure and process, policies, people, and key events.

Arranged alphabetically, over 250 entries define and describe topics related to the Fed and United States monetary policy, including Alan Greenspan, Black Monday of 1929, Euro, Federal Reserve Act of 1913, Prime rate, and Treasury financing. Numerous appendices supplement the A-to- Z entries, providing insight into the secretive and powerful Federal Reserve Bank, the keepers of America's monetary system.

Zusammenfassung
Describes in detail the Federal Reserve System and the central bank of the United States, along with a historical overview of United States monetary policy.

Inhalt
List of Entries Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Encyclopedia Appendix A: The Federal Reserve Act Appendix B: Membership of the Board of Governors: 1913-2004 Appendix C: Federal Reserve Regulations

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