Should central banks target growth?

Central banks should not just aim to put a lid on inflation, but to raise growth and employment too, according to influential new thinking. Seán Keyes reports.

Central banks should not just aim to put a lid on inflation, but to raise growth and employment too, according to influential new thinking. Should they? Sen Keyes reports.

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Sean Keys graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a BA in economics and political science and, in 2009, from University College Dublin with an MA in economics. His MA thesis was on the likely effects of deficient eurozone governance structures.