Monetary economics

Lowy avoids the easy answers, like blaming it on fraud and greed, and explains how something of this magnitude could occur under the noses of those who should have protected the taxpayer.

While there is ample evidence that high inflation is harmful, little is known about how best to reduce inflation or how far it should be reduced.

The spread of currency convertibility is one of the most dramatic trends of the late twentieth century.

This book is a timely exploration of an unprecedented, cataclysmic pandemic episode.

Nach dem großen Erfolg des Buches "Von der Subprime-Krise zur Finanzkrise" arbeiten die Autoren die Entwicklungen auf, die sich vorwiegend im Frühjahr des Jahres 2009 ergeben haben.

This book, first published in 1987, is a study of the political processes that underlie the determination of taxation - and much else - in the centuries-old government of Britain.

Just when you thought the dollar couldn t sink any further, it continues on a downward spiral.

Who would disagree that money matters?

Gerard Comeau, a retiree living in rural New Brunswick, never thought his booze run would turn him into a Canadian hero.

A comprehensive analysis of the impact of money on the economy, society and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds.

This title was first published in 2000: An outstanding volume which examines the professional economic merits, practical feasibility, and underlying politics of the hotly contested competing initiatives for strengthening the international financial system.

This book addresses the urgent need to examine central bank policies in response to the global supply and demand shock brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, asking whether central banks are doing enough to address inequalities and concerns around climate change and emerging technologies.

Based on an analysis of a 1988 nationwide sample survey of 10,258 households, this book aims to offer insights into issues of rural inequality in China.

This edited collection seeks to advance thinking on money and the monetary nature of the economy, macroeconomic analysis and economic policy, setting it within the context of current scholarship and global socioeconomic concerns, and the crisis in the economics discipline.

El esfuerzo intelectual que se realizó en el campo de la física tras la aparición de la teoría de la relatividad o del modelo copernicano, no se llevó a cabo en la economía tras la aparición del dinero fíat.

In the current era of globalised financial markets, the stock market cannot be assessed solely by comparing quantitative features such as the number of listed companies or capitalisation on the stock exchange.

The book provides deep insight into the processes of digital transformation of banking according to economic, institutional, and social dimensions.

By enabling the storage and transfer of purchasing power, money facilitates economic transactions and coordinates economic activity.

Tracing global histories of patenting, this book reveals the resilient diversity of patent systems, challenging the universality of ''intellectual property''.

Historical narrative integrated with graphs based on a unique dataset chronicle the last 200 years of monetary history in Norway.

These essays bring together a progression in monetary theory.

The first volume of edited papers from the Tenth World Congress of the Econometric Society 2010.

The scope for financial crime has widened with the expansion and increased integration of financial markets.

"Gesetze der Wirtschaft" ist nicht einfach nur ein Lehrbuch – es ist Saifedean Ammous' umfassende, fesselnde und leicht verständliche Einführung in die Welt der Wirtschaft, die Studenten, Laien und Wirtschaftsexperten gleichermaßen wertvolle Einsichten bietet.

This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of Waqf (endowment), addressing specific issues, models, solutions, structures and practices.

Why we need to heed the lessons of high inflationToday's global economy, with most developed nations experiencing very low inflation, seems a world apart from the "e;Great Inflation"e; that spanned the late 1960s to early 1980s.

Breaking from conventional wisdom, this book provides an explanation of exchange rates based on the premise that it is financial capital flows and not international trade that represents the driving force behind currency movements.

The Federal Reserve System, which has been Congress's agent for the control of money since 1913, has a mixed reputation.

The essays in this book, originally published in 1984, examine many problems within the structure of industry including wage policies, financial incentives and other economic policies.

Können wir uns eine wirklich ›neue Wirtschaft‹ vorstellen, in der alle, die bereit, gewillt und fähig sind zu arbeiten, eine echte Chance bekommen, einen Beitrag zur Gesellschaft zu leisten?

A quick and concise guide to currency options An understanding of currency options is essential for those working in investment and foreign exchange.

Islamic finance has emerged to meet the financial needs of people who seek a different approach to conventional banking and finance.

Covering the period from November 1918 to the restoration of the Gold Standard in the UK in April 1925, this book, originally published in 1947, sets out and explains the economic facts of the immediate post-war period.

This book introduces readers to the world of international financial markets and their integration on a global and regional scale.

Proven currency-specific trading strategies from one of today's top currency analysts "e;If you trade currency, then you need to have this book on your desk.

Knut Wicksell is acknowledged to be the precursor and prophet of modern macroeconomic theory and he provided some of its chief elements a generation before their power and significance were properly recognized.

In Der Fiat-Standard wirft der weltbekannte Wirtschaftsexperte Saifedean Ammous seinen einzigartigen analytischen Blick auf das Fiat-Geldsystem und erklärt es als eine Meisterleistung der Ingenieurskunst und Technologie, genau wie er es für Bitcoin in seinem internationalen Bestseller Der Bitcoin-Standard getan hat.

A survey of the fundamental issues and techniques surrounding risk management.

It is estimated that between 2 and 5 per cent of global GDP (over $3 trillion) is laundered by criminals around the world every year.

This book offers a thorough examination of the economics of financial inclusion and management from a contemporary standpoint.

Originally published in 1985, Capital City: London as a Financial Centre proves in depth analytical description of the financial institutions of the City of London.

First published in 1998, this collection of essays by eminent microfinance practitioners provides a range of perspectives on contemporary issues in the field.