This open access book gives a concise introduction to the practical implementation of monetary policy by modern central banks. It describes the conventional instruments used in advanced economies and the unconventional instruments that have been widely adopted since the financial crisis of 20072008. Illuminating the role of central banks in ensuring financial stability and as last resort lenders, it also offers an overview of the international monetary framework. A flow-of-funds framework is used throughout to capture this essential dimension in a consistent and unifying manner, providing a unique and accessible resource on central banking and monetary policy, and its integration with financial stability.
Addressed to professionals as well as bachelors and masters students of economics, this book is suitable for a course on economic policy. Useful prerequisites include at least a general idea of the economic institutions of an economy, and knowledge of macroeconomics and monetary economics, but readers need not be familiar with any specific macroeconomic models.

Provides a "task-oriented" view of central banking most useful for readers interested in understanding actual monetary policy implementation Presents monetary policy and financial stability in a consistent and integrated framework Offers a brief overview of the mechanics of international monetary policy frameworks

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Ulrich Bindseil joined Deutsche Bundesbank in 1994 and the ECB in 1999. He has been the head of risk management, the head of market operations, and since 2019 the head of market infrastructures and payments. He has been an honorary Professor at TU Berlin since 2010.
Alessio Fotia has studied philosophy at the University of Trento in Italy, and Economics at the Freie Universität Berlin, where he is a student in the M.Sc. Economics programme.