| A Monetary History of Norway, 1816-2016 Contributor(s): Eitrheim, Øyvind (Author), Klovland, Jan Tore (Author), Øksendal, Lars Fredrik (Author) |
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ISBN: 110715040X ISBN-13: 9781107150409 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy |
| Dewey: 332.494 |
| LCCN: 2016019814 |
| Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (2.45 lbs) 654 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a broad overview of monetary developments in Norway over the past 200 years, using a rich variety of graphical illustrations based on a unique data set of historical monetary statistics, which will be documented and made available on the Norges Bank website (in English) at http: //www.norges-bank.no/en. Throughout the book, Norway's monetary developments are anchored in a historical context and in the development of monetary thinking. Through their analysis of the historical data, the authors provide new insights and comparisons to other Scandinavian countries, along with an excellent examination of the development and character of the banking and financial system in Norway |
Contributor Bio(s): Eitrheim, Oyvind: - Oyvind Eitrheim is a director at General Secretariat, Norges Bank. He served as Director of the Research Department at Norges Bank from 2001 to 2009 and is currently coordinating projects related to Norges Bank's Bicentenary Project 1816-2016. Selected publications include The Econometrics of Macroeconomic Modeling (2005, with G. Bardsen, E. S. Jansen and R. Nymoen), Twenty Years of Inflation Targeting: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects (2010, co-edited with D. Cobham, S. Gerlach and J. F. Qvigstad), and Central Banks at a Crossroads: What Can We Learn from History? (2016, co-edited with M. D. Bordo, M. Flandreau and J. F. Qvigstad).Eitrheim, Oyvind: - Øyvind Eitrheim is a director at General Secretariat, Norges Bank. He served as Director of the Research Department at Norges Bank from 2001 to 2009 and is currently coordinating projects related to Norges Bank's Bicentenary Project 1816-2016. Selected publications include The Econometrics of Macroeconomic Modeling (2005, with G. Bårdsen, E. S. Jansen and R. Nymoen), Twenty Years of Inflation Targeting: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects (2010, co-edited with D. Cobham, S. Gerlach and J. F. Qvigstad), and Central Banks at a Crossroads: What Can We Learn from History? (2016, co-edited with M. D. Bordo, M. Flandreau and J. F. Qvigstad).Klovland, Jan Tore: - Jan Tore Klovland is a professor of economics at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. He has published journal articles on macroeconomic history, price history and monetary history as well as on the development of ocean freight rates. Selected publications include 'Pitfalls in the Estimation of the Yield on British Consols' (Journal of Economic History, 1994), 'Monetary Policy and Business Cycles in the Interwar Years: The Scandinavian Experience' (European Review of Economic History, 1998), and 'New Evidence on the Fluctuations in Ocean Freight Rates in the 1850s' (Explorations in Economic History, 2009).Oksendal, Lars Fredrik: - Lars Fredrik Øksendal is a former senior advisor at Norges Bank and is currently writing a study of the Technical Assessment Committee for the wage bargaining process in Norway commissioned by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. He is a history graduate from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2001) and holds a doctorate in economic history from the Norwegian School of Economics (2008). Øksendal has published extensively on financial and monetary history and is a co-editor of The Gold Standard Peripheries: Monetary Policy, Adjustment and Flexibility in a Global Setting (2012, with Anders Ȍgren). |