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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2020

Willem Buiter
Affiliation:
Citigroup
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The original inspiration for this volume was the Frederico Caffè Lectures I gave in Rome on December 13–14, 2011. Quite a lot of water has flown down the Tiber since then and my thinking about the monetary and fiscal policy issues I addressed in the lectures has evolved and, I hope, become more coherent.

The simple idea that motivates most of this book is that central banks make a significant, indeed at times essential, contribution to the fiscal space of the sovereign. This is because the ability to issue monetary liabilities, especially currency, is a source of profits to the central bank.

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Central Banks as Fiscal Players
The Drivers of Fiscal and Monetary Policy Space
, pp. 1 - 9
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction
  • Willem Buiter
  • Book: Central Banks as Fiscal Players
  • Online publication: 02 November 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108904292.001
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  • Introduction
  • Willem Buiter
  • Book: Central Banks as Fiscal Players
  • Online publication: 02 November 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108904292.001
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  • Introduction
  • Willem Buiter
  • Book: Central Banks as Fiscal Players
  • Online publication: 02 November 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108904292.001
Available formats
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