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Central Banking in Theory and Practice

Author
Alan S. Blinder
Published
1998
Pages
92
Recommended
Once
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Why it’s on the list: Blinder’s short MIT Press volume (the Lionel Robbins Lectures) on how central banks actually decide, written by a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Where I saw it: Recommended by @BevansAdvocate on X (October 12, 2025): “A former central banker himself, he has a great capacity to combine theoretical insights with the messy work of actual policy decisions.”

Connections

  • Capital Allocation — the rate-setting machinery sitting underneath every allocation decision.