Monetary economics

This book explores the significant impact of FinTech on the financial industry and how it could be used to promote legitimate development in the global economy.

The passage of the National Currency Act of 1863 gave the United States its first uniform paper money, its first nationally chartered and supervised commercial banks, and its first modern regulatory agency: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Before 2007, economists thought that financial crises would never happen again in the United States, that such upheavals were a thing of the past.

Recent economic growth in China and other Asian countries has led to increased commodity demand which has caused price rises and accompanying price fluctuations not only for crude oil but also for the many other raw materials.

In response to the credit crunch during the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, many have called for the re-establishment of regional banks in the UK and elsewhere.

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Originally published in 1991, The Economic Organisation of a Financial System develops a descriptive theory of a financial system's organisation and functions and applies the theory of organisational economics to the study of a financial system.

First published in 2007.

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

The first book-length study of the importance of collateral frameworks in monetary policy, focusing on the Eurozone and euro crisis.

Changes in the world economic climate have fundamentally altered not only the way products are created, but also the way businesses form and thrive.

Money and payments are familiar to everybody.

By applying modern monetary theories to China's reality, this book reviews the development practice of China's monetary policy and discusses the transitional goals of China's monetary policy in the new stage of high-quality economic development.

These two volumes were written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Bank of Israel.

A ball of hot money rolls around the world.

The European debt crisis has given new impetus to the debate on economic policy coordination.

Up-to-date, holistic and comprehensive discussion of public expenditure, its history, value for money, risks and remedies.

A new unified theory of economic policy which responds to conflicts between strategic public and private policymakers.

An essential reference for anyone interested in the role of international financial institutions in our globalised economy.

At the end of the 20th century, mainstream economics was based on theories which viewed capitalism as a self-regulating system, whereby crises come about due to external shocks and would be automatically corrected by the price mechanism if it was flexible enough.

This book examines the controlling influences that drive macroeconomic policies in the United States.

Microfinance has long been considered a development strategy that can correct the failure of the global credit market and address the financial needs of the poor enabling them to create and run profitable business enterprises.

An extremely user-friendly overview of the inner workings of the US stock market.

Presents recent developments in theory and empirics of exchange rate economics.

This book brings together leading scholars of the history of economic thought to demonstrate the vitality and richness of a discipline that welcomes both practitioners of intellectual, contextual history, as well as specialists in the historical explanation of the analytical and theoretical dimension of economic science.

In this book, first published in 1939, an analysis is given of the incidence both of partial income taxes, that is of income taxes which are levied on the incomes arising from particular lines of industry, and of a general income tax.

The book provides deep insight into theoretical and empirical evidence on information and communication technologies (ICT) as an important factor affecting financial markets.

This book is a survey and critique of the major theories of financial crises.

Inflation, hyperinflation and deflation have all had profound effects on societies, especially during periods of war and crisis.

In recent years econometricians have examined the problems of diagnostic testing, specification testing, semiparametric estimation and model selection.

This book focuses on the core issues in money and banking.

Praise for Foreign Exchange "e;Tim Weithers starts by telling the reader that foreign exchange is not difficult, just confusing, but Foreign Exchange: A Practical Guide to the FX Markets proves that money is much more exciting than anything it buys.

Economic Methodology, History and Pluralism: Expanding Economic Thought to Meet Contemporary Challenges pays tribute to Emeritus Professor Sheila Dow (University of Stirling, Scotland).

Unique analysis of the global financial crisis by Justin Yifu Lin, Chief Economist of the World Bank (2008–12).

The Economic and Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis Around the World: Expect the Unexpected provides an informed, research-based in-depth understanding of the COVID-19 crisis, its impacts on households, nonfinancial firms, banks, and financial market participants, and the effectiveness of the reactions of governments and policymakers in the United States and around the world.

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The corporate world is typically structured in silos.

Walter Bagehot noticed once that "e;John Bull can stand many things, but he cannot stand two per cent.

At the time in which this book was first published in 1992, there was a major concern with the macro-economic implications of fiscal imbalance.

The fall of communism and subsequent developments have put a renewed spotlight on the potential of the Balkan economies.

The evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era.

Over forty years after the formal end of colonialism, suffocating ties to Western financial systems continue to prevent African countries from achieving any meaningful monetary sovereignty.

This book discusses the role of central banks and draws lessons from examining their evolution over the past two centuries.

There's no question, compared to the advanced economies China's economic growth rates have been spectacular, but in most instances the economic analysts tend to forget that a large part of China's growth has been dictated by government industrial subsidies.

A sequel to Essays in Monetary Economics, this book develops the ideas on domestic and international monetary issues, with reference to specific events and crises of the 1960s and 70s.

This work, first published in 1913, deals with the causes which led to the imposition of the various taxes which were levied down to and including the first income tax act (1799).

Economic Policy provides a unique combination of facts-based analysis, state-of-the art economic theory, and insights from first-hand policy experience at the national and international levels to shed light on current domestic and international policy challenges.

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