This collection of survey articles sheds light on crucial questions in the field of monetary, financial and macroeconomic policy.

• Applies rigorous economic theory and empirical analysis to important practical policy issues.
  
• Considers the role of the financial sector in economic development.
  
• Looks at why financial crises occur and how they can be avoided.
  
• Discusses the relationship between macroeconomic adjustment and poverty.
  
• Asks if low-inflation rate regimes are at risk from the 'zero bound' to nominal interest...

Issues in Finance: Credit, Crises and Policies presents a collection of surveys on key issues surrounding the relationship between credit, finance, and the macro-economy that are linked to the recent global financial crisis.

• Presents a timely collection of surveys that shed light on the recent financial crisis
• Offers insights for economists in government, business, and finance
• Shows how the mainstream economics literature was not blind to the potential problems of the financial framework and its interplay with the macro-economy