Monetary economics

The global financial crisis produced an important agreement among regulators in 2010-11 to raise capital requirements for banks to protect them from insolvency in the event of another emergency.

Mainstream neoclassical economics tells us that money is essentially a commodity, has no other social meanings or consequences, and (therefore) exists only as a medium of exchange to lubricate/facilitate barter.

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.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore's central bank and integrated financial regulator.

The objective of this book is to provide an understanding of the economy with its nature and structure, dominance of unorganized sector, natural resources, economic and social infrastructure, demographic features, poverty, unemployment, inequality, national income, saving and investment, role of noneconomic factors, and sources of data.

Public banks are dynamic, contested institutions with the potential to decarbonize the environment, definancialise the economy, and democratise global development.

Assessing the potential benefits and risks of a currency unionLeaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have set a goal of achieving a monetary and currency union by late 2020.

Cryptocurrencies have had a profound effect on financial markets worldwide.

This book is a comprehensive study, which provides informed knowledge within the field of Islamic economics.

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.

Why the dollar will remain the world's most powerful currencyMonetary rivalry is a fact of life in the world economy.

A stable and sound financial system plays a critical role in mediating funds from surplus units to investors, making it a prerequisite for economic development.

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Banking historiography often does not sufficiently take into account bankers' deliberations of their decision making, but rather limits investigation to considerations of profit maximisation.

This book covers the recent literature concerning Islamic banking and finance (IBF), focuses on the history of IBF since its inception and introduces the latest innovative concepts and practices in the field.

The activities of central banks are relevant to everyone in society.

The growing importance of projects in organizations, combined with difficulties in their implementation, is accompanied by the need for professional knowledge in the field of project management.

When Mothers Talk is an intimate book about early child development and motherhood which offers an extraordinary view of the first three years of life and practical information that rarely gets talked about.

There is no magic formula for balancing fiscal policy and economic performance.

A History of Money looks at how money as we know it developed through time.

Cryptocurrencies have had a profound effect on financial markets worldwide.

The rise of the renminbi and what it means for forex markets Chinese authorities have ambitious plans to "e;internationalize"e; the renminbi, transforming it from a tightly controlled domestic legal tender into a global currency for international trade, held by both private and public sector asset managers.

How do economists reconcile their expertise with their failures to predict and manage the 2008 financial crisis?

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An incisive introduction to global financewhere money comes from, the current mechanisms, and the need for control and reform.

This book argues that focusing on the green economy and green finance is essential to counteract the catastrophic, socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER The legendary investor shows how to identify and master the cycles that govern the financial markets.

An exploration of the problem of formulating monetary policy in practice.

Published in 1998.

Due to a historical lack of attention to the importance of modelling, measuring and managing risk, senior bank leaders are struggling to implement unified practices within their financial institutions that could address the gaps posed by risky management behaviour, rogue trading, liquidity crises, prohibited investments in mortgage-backed securities, and default risks aligned with loans.

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

A complete course in applied macroeconomics at the intermediate level that emphasizes the application of economic theory to real-world data and policy.

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.

This authoritative book enables readers to evaluate the various performance and risk attributes of mutual funds, while also serving as a comprehensive resource for students, academics, and general investors alike.

Economics is a huge subject, and this book is the perfect place to start.

The consensus on Alan Greenspan's performance as Fed chair used to be extremely positive, but more and more it's been called into question.

How to profit from the events leading up to the likely collapse of the U.

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

The guide to returning to a gold standard All that glitters is gold and gold has never glittered so much as it has in the last decade, reaching staggering new prices in recent years.

China is now the second largest economy in the world, with an increasingly efficient and open financial system.

Current systems are failing the poor because these systems are unable to provide the financial inclusion needed for basic subsistence and commerce, which in turn would drive micro- and macro-economic growth.

An essential primer on an important yet understudied type of financial marketMany of the largest financial markets in the world do not organize trade through an exchange but rather operate within a decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) structure.

This book studies the actual financial phenomena underlying the evaluation of financial derivatives, which is today virtually identified with and even replaced by the study of the mathematical aspects of stochastic calculus as a model for such phenomena.