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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"federal reserve system"”.
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The independent status of the Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve System is a complex central bank system which determines the money supply and the level of interest rates. The System was established in 1913 as a monetary authority primarily concerned with maintaining an elastic reserve system which would act as a check on bank runs and money …
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The Central Bankers: Administrative Legitimacy and the Federal Reserve System
… this dissertation, I study the legitimacy of the Federal Reserve System. Administrative legitimacy, I argue, is an evaluative (or subjective) concept consisting of two beliefs: first, administrative institutions have a right to govern; second, they are an appropriate way to handle public tasks. …
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A study of Federal Reserve System monetary and credit policy actions from 1950 to 1957
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The Evolution of the Federal Reserve's Mandate in Response to the Global Financial Crisis: The Case for Financial Stability
<p>This thesis looks at the evolution of the Federal Reserve’s mandate and regulatory responsibilities as a result of the Global Financial Crisis. The onset of the crisis exposed the financial system to risks that had yet to be identified by the traditional microprudential regulatory framework, …
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The Modern U.S. Federal Reserve: To What Extent is Transparency Counterproductive and Politicizing?
… and potentially politicizing within the U.S. Federal Reserve system. It exemplifies a Venn diagram intersection of political and economic theory – and given the meaningful change in behavior at the Fed – to some extent organizational theory as well. This political economy orientation may be …
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Ability of Agricultural Bankers to Forecast Farm Income and Expenditures
<p>The Federal Reserve System conducts a quarterly survey of agricultural banks. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the ability of bankers to accurately forecast farm income and expenditures of farmers in the Ninth Federal Reserve District. There have been studies to assess the accuracy of …
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Gambling on a bail-out : regulation, moral hazard and time inconsistencies in the international banking system
… thesis is to analyze the international banking system from a broad perspective. The intent is to study the legal and regulatory framework in modern banking in order to gain insights into key debates that are currently taking place amongst policy planners on an optimum banking structure. The …
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A.P. Giannini, Marriner Stoddard Eccles, and the Changing Landscape of American Banking
… elucidated the shortcomings of the banking system and its control by Wall Street. The creation of the Federal Reserve System in 1913 was insufficient to correct flaws in the banking system until the Banking Acts of 1933 and 1935. A.P. Giannini, the American-Italian founder of the Bank of …
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Three essays in applied finance
… of the Small Business Credit Scoring (SBCS) systems during the mid and late-1990s. With the emergence of SBCS, hard-information based lending models became more popular and the need for relationships in lending has decreased. The two papers use the Survey of Small Business Finances (SSBF) …
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Risk Analysis of Tilapia Recirculating Aquaculture Systems: A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach
… model developed for a Re-circulating Aquaculture Systems through incorporation of risk considerations to evaluate the economic viability of the system. In addition the objective of this analysis is to provide a well documented risk based analytical system so that individuals (investors/lenders) …
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Prospective Reappointment and the Monetary Policy Preferences of the Federal Open Market Committee Members
… and Bank Presidents at the meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). We have a hypothesis that the Bank presidents and Governors behave differently. We suppose that the governors of the FOMC which are completing a term of another governor and are eligible for reappointment change …
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The Monetary Theory and Practice of the Federal Reserve, 1914–35
Since its inception in 1913, the US Federal Reserve System (Fed; System) has been home to some of the world’s best minds in law, statistics, economics, and public policy. The collective impact of these individuals has not only influenced the lives of millions in the US, but of billions around the …