For students

The ECB in booklet form

We recommend the following publications. To order your hard copy, please write to info@ecb.int

The implementation of monetary policy in the euro area: General documentation on Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures, February 2011, 1.14 MB en
The monetary policy of the ECB, May 2011, 1.95 MB en
A booklet on how the ECB and the Eurosystem fulfil their main task of maintaining price stability. Many charts and tables included. "Price stability : Why is it important for you?", [Edition 2011, online only] Languages: 5.05 MB bg . cs . da . de . el . es . en . et . fi . fr . hu . it . lt . lv . mt . nl . pl . pt . ro . sk . sl . sv

An insight into the operational framework of monetary policy in the euro area.
The European Central Bank – History, role and functions. Second revised version, 2006, 2.26 MB en

The first official history of the ECB and European monetary integration. It describes the creation of a new monetary regime for a large part of Europe in the 1990s and what institutional role and functions the ECB has today.

For post-graduate, PhD and post-doctoral students

The ECB Working Paper Series presents findings in economic research on issues relevant to the tasks of the ECB.

ECB Working Papers Series

For post-graduates

The ECB sponsors a English language LL.M. Finance program at Frankfurt's Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.

Master Programme in Law and Finance

Monthly Bulletin

Each Monthly Bulletin, the ECB's key publication, contains

an editorial explaining the latest monetary policy decision,
a review of current economic and monetary developments in the euro area - including statistics that were used for the latest monetary policy decision,
boxes with background to facilitate understanding,
articles on a variety of topics in finance, economics, banking.

See Monthly Bulletins

Job opportunities

The ECB launched its external recruitment website at the end of November 2004. To view our current vacancies, submit your online application and more, please click on the link below.

Working for Europe

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