Frontiers of Monetary Policy: Interview with Doug Laxton on the new book Advancing the Frontiers of Monetary Policy with Tobias Adrian and Maurice Obstfeld

• Author: Marika Santoro
• Pages: 5-8

FRONTIERS

OF MONETARY

POLICY

An Interview with

Doug Laxton

Marika Santoro

msantoro@IMF.org

Since the global nancial crisis,

the scope of central banking has

expanded and new challenges have

arisen. Marika Santoro interviews

Doug Laxton, one of the authors of

the IMF book Advancing the Frontiers

of Monetary Policy. Intheirdiscussion,

Doug will guide us through the

development of new tools and

frameworks at central banks.The

conversation will also review central

banks’ communication strategies

and how transparency has become

key in managing expectations and

engendering macroeconomic stability.

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