International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB)

The International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB) is an initiative of the central banking community.

Published quarterly, the journal features articles on central bank theory and practice, with a special emphasis on research relating to monetary and financial stability. The main objectives of the International Journal of Central Banking are:

to disseminate widely the best policy-relevant and applied research that reflects the missions of central banks around the world across a range of disciplines; and
to promote communication amongst researchers both inside and outside of central banks.

The latest issue of the International Journal of Central Banking , September 2008, features the following highlights:

Cover and contents (PDF, 4 pages, 213 kb)

Monetary Policy in a Monetary Union: What Role for Regional Information?
by Paolo Angelini, Paolo Del Giovane, Stefano Siviero and Daniele Terlizzese

Capital Requirements and Bank Behavior in the Early 1990s: Cross-Country Evidence
by Patrick Van Roy

Inflation Threshold and Relative Price Variability: Evidence from U.S. Cities
by Alexander Bick and Dieter Nautz

Incomplete Interest Rate Pass-Through and Optimal Monetary Policy
by Teruyoshi Kobayashi

The Role of the Chairman in Setting Monetary Policy: Individualistic vs. Autocratically Collegial MPCs
by Petra Gerlach-Kristen

The Expected Interest Rate Path: Alignment of Expectations vs. Creative Opacity
by Pierre Gosselin, Aileen Lotz and Charles Wyplosz