Beschreibung
This study investigates a benchmark for comparing central banks. The author employs a unique and large set of metrics to gauge the quality of central banks and presents an argument to reflect upon international best practice. The study uses different criteria including the accounting body, research, presence of stress-testing exercises, inflation-targeting frameworks, staff efficiency, and languages of communication with the public, amongst others. The book begins by providing an overview of central banking, before exploring some stylized facts about central banks in detail. It then presents a ratings methodology for worldwide central banks before analysing the results. A backtesting exercise is included to validate the quality of the ratings obtained. The book concludes by offering insights into the comparison of central banks.
Autorenporträt
Indranarain Ramlall is Associate Professor at the University of Mauritius. Prior to joining the University, he was Credit Corporate Officer at the State Bank of India (Mauritius), and then Fund Manager at Anglo-Mauritius Financial Services Limited. Dr. Ramlall previously worked within the Financial Markets Division and the Financial Stability Unit at the Bank of Mauritius (The Central Bank of Mauritius). At this time, he also served as a member of the Joint Working Group Committee on Debt Management and the Sub-Committee on Treasury Bill Allocation. His research interests include financial stability, central banking, risk management, economics and finance in Mauritius, investment analysis, quantitative techniques and econometric modelling, and the economics of climate change and Green Finance.
