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Central Banking in Theory and Practice

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Central Banking in Theory and Practice
AuthorAlan S. Blinder
Published1998
Pages92
RecommendedOnce
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Why it’s on the listAlan 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 heard about it

  • @BevansAdvocate — recommended on X, October 2025: “Blinder is a classic if you want to understand how central banks really operate… 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.
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