Machine generated contents note: pt. I Monetary policy in theory -- 1.Modern views on monetary policymaking -- Modern monetary policymaking -- Knut Wicksell (1851-1926): a monetary policy rule forerunner -- The Woodford core model 36 Conclusion -- 2.Orthodox views on monetary policymaking -- The gold standard as a `commitment' mechanism -- The unofficial story of the gold standard system -- Conclusion -- pt. II Monetary policy in practice -- 3.The French heterodoxy in monetary policymaking -- Outlook on the French situation -- French monetary policymaking between the wars -- French monetary policy: why France was a bad player in the `gold standard game' -- Conclusion -- 4.The Swedish Wicksellian experiment: a pioneered price level target -- Sweden: a step by step exit from the gold standard -- The 1931 monetary stabilization programme -- Conclusion -- pt. III The 2008 financial crisis: implications for monetary policy rule making -- 5.Monetary policy facing a financial crisis --

Contents note continued: Introduction -- Causes of the financial crisis: an overview -- The financial crisis and the policy responses -- Conclusion -- 6.Lessons learned -- Introduction -- Lessons from the financial crisis -- Towards a new monetary policy design -- Conclusion -- Conclusion.