Michael Reddell

Michael Reddell spent most of his career at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, where he was heavily involved with monetary policy formulation, and in financial markets and financial regulatory policy, serving for a time as Head of Financial Markets. He also spent time at the New Zealand Treasury, as alternative executive director on the board of the IMF, and as a resident economic adviser to the central banks of Papua New Guinea and Zambia. These days, semi-retired, he writes a blog on central banking, economic performance and productivity, and related issues (with a New Zealand focus), and serves on the board of the Bank of Papua New Guinea.

Michael is a reviewer for Central Banking, writing regularly for the ‘Book notes’ section of the quarterly journal.

Articles by Michael Reddell

Bankers, Bureaucrats and Central Bank Politics – Christopher Adolph

Monetary policy decisions

Book notes: Bankers, Bureaucrats and Central Bank Politics, by Christopher Adolph

An interesting, if slightly dated, analysis of those who made monetary policy decisions in advanced economies between 1950–2001, attempting to understand whether personal background influences decision-making

20 Apr 2017

the-power-and-independence-of-the-federal-reserve-peter-conti-brown

Accountability

Book notes: The power and independence of the Federal Reserve, by Peter Conti-Brown

Conti-Brown offers a call to action to fix the legitimacy of the Federal Reserve System, which is looking increasingly dated

11 May 2016

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