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The Natural Price Of Money Makes The Independence Of Central Banks Obsolete

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  • POHOAȚĂ Ion

    (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi)

  • DIACONAȘU Delia-Elena

    (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi)

  • NEGRU Ioana

    (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)

Abstract

Relying on the theoretical meaning and the normative value of the natural rate of interest, as inherited from the founders of the economic science, this article aims to demonstrate that the independence of central banks can only be a technical one - one of "dentists", as Keynes would say. To prove our thesis, we set out to build our analysis onto three directions. First, we identify arguments to show that excessive independence, by means of the ‘new classical economics', is not sustainable. Then, we show how the natural rate of interest renders the central bank more disciplined and shapes its independence only within technical boundaries. And thirdly, we show how the attempts to preserve its extended independence by keeping some features of the natural rate remain tentative.

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  • POHOAȚĂ Ion & DIACONAȘU Delia-Elena & NEGRU Ioana, 2024. "The Natural Price Of Money Makes The Independence Of Central Banks Obsolete," Revista Economica, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 76(3), pages 63-70, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:blg:reveco:v:76:y:2024:i:3:p:63-70
    DOI: 10.56043/reveco-2024-0025
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    Keywords

    natural rate of interest; central bank independence; monetary policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • B12 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Classical (includes Adam Smith)
    • B13 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Neoclassical through 1925 (Austrian, Marshallian, Walrasian, Wicksellian)
    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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