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When the global financial crisis broke, central banks in both the US and the UK undertook massive asset purchase programmes which resulted in considerable increase in assets. Cross-border spillover effects were noted across global economies. Balance sheet adjustments may eventually gnaw at the profit-earning capacities of central banks, and in extreme cases, negative equity can manifest.
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 practices. 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 unique detail. It then presents a ratings methodology for worldwide central banks to analyse 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.
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 practices. 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 unique detail. It then presents a ratings methodology for worldwide central banks to analyse 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.
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“Since the global financial crisis began, central banks have taken a wide range of non-conventional policies in an effort to subdue the effects of economic recessions. Concurrently, the on-going credibility and stability of these banks has been increasingly under the spotlight. This timely and welcome research-based book proposes a new framework for the evaluation of central banks via ratings scores. It will help to fill an important gap in our knowledge by contributing to the debate on the question of central banking quality and how to assess it. As such, it is likely to be required reading for both practitioners and researchers of this topic.” (Professor Chris Brooks, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK)
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About the author
Dr Indranarain Ramlall is Senior Lecturer 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 Indranarain 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. He has participated actively in various international scientific conferences. His research interests include financial stability, central banking, risk management, investment analysis, econometric modelling and the economics of climate change.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Central Bank Ratings
Book Subtitle: A New Methodology for Global Excellence
Authors: Indranarain Ramlall
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137524010
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52401-0Published: 08 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 230
Topics: Banking, Accounting/Auditing, Public Finance, International Economics