Series: Occasional Papers. 1204.
Author: José Luis Malo de Molina.
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Abstract
This occasional paper contains two works recently published by the author in memory of Luis Ángel Rojo, whose professional life was closely linked to the Banco de España and who passed away in May 2011.
The first article is the author’s contribution to a jointly authored book coordinated by Carlos Sebastián which was published in February 2012 by the Fundación Ramón Areces under the title Luis Ángel Rojo. Recuerdo y homenaje (Luis Ángel Rojo. Remembrance and tribute). This article analyses the period of Luis Ángel Rojo at the head of the Banco de España’s Directorate General Economics, Statistics and Research.
The second article is the introduction written by the author for the book published by the Banco de España under the title Luis Ángel Rojo, gobernador del Banco de España. Discursos y conferencias (Luis Ángel Rojo, Governor of the Banco de España. Speeches and conferences). This introduction consists of comments and observations on the speeches included in the book under the following subject headings: presentation of Annual Reports, monetary policy, membership of the euro area, financial and banking system, and economic thought.