List of Contributors Introduction Monetary Policy and Interest Rates; I.Angeloni and R.Rovelli Exchange Rate Regimes and the Expectation Hypothesis of the Term Structure; S.Gerlach and F.Smets Decomposing the Term Structure Into Risk Premia and Expectations: Evidence for the Eurolira Rates; F.Drudi and R.Violi Long Term Bond Yields, Monetary Policy and the Expectation Hypothesis of the Term Structure of Interest Rates; P.Kugler Borrowed Reserves, Fed Funds Rate Targets, and the Term Structure; J.Nielsen Monetary Policy Actions and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: A Cross-country Analysis; L.Buttiglione, P.Giovane and O.Tristani Monetary Policy, Inflation Persistence and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: Estimates for the UK, Germany and the US; J.Chadha and J.Ganley Monetary Policy, Forward Rates and Long Rates: Does Germany Differ from the US?; C.Favero, F.Iacone and M.Pifferi Is the Term Structure of Interest Rates a Useful Indicator for Spanish Monetary Policy?; J.Ayuso and S.Nunez Monetary Policy and the Term Structure of Interest Rates: An Overview of Some Recent Research; G.Rudebusch Using the Term Structure of Interest Rates for Monetary Policy; M.Goodfriend Index
