Banking

George J.

Originally written for a conference of the Federal Reserve, Gary Gorton's "e;The Panic of 2007"e; garnered enormous attention and is considered by many to be the most convincing take on the recent economic meltdown.

Expectations, Employment and Prices brings Keynesian economics into the 21st century by providing a new paradigm that explains how high unemployment could potentially persist forever without a little help from the government.

Few sectors of the global economy have experienced the dynamic and structural change that has occurred over the past several decades in banking and financial services or as much turbulence and damage to the economy and to ordinary people.

Consumer Credit and the American Economy examines the economics, behavioral science, sociology, history, institutions, law, and regulation of consumer credit in the United States.

Consumer Credit and the American Economy examines the economics, behavioral science, sociology, history, institutions, law, and regulation of consumer credit in the United States.

The subprime crisis has shown that the sophisticated risk management models used by banks and insurance companies had serious flaws.

All investments carry with them some degree of risk.

Understanding the current state of affairs and tools available in the study of international finance is increasingly important as few areas in finance can be divorced completely from international issues.

Understanding the current state of affairs and tools available in the study of international finance is increasingly important as few areas in finance can be divorced completely from international issues.

After 1688, Britain underwent a revolution in public finance, and the cost of borrowing declined sharply.

Jonathan A.

This book is timely since the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements is in the process of making major changes in the capital rules for banks.

Howard Bodenhorn's State Banking in Early America studies the financial experimentation that took place in the United States between 1790 and 1860.

In 1933 and 1956, the United States sharply limited the kinds of securities activities, commercial activities, and insurance activities banks could engage in.

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

This book, the product of a unique international scholarly collaboration sponsored jointly by the American Council of Learned Societies and the Soviet Academy of Sciences, provides a comprehensive survey on international banking from 1870 to 1914.

Ein Buch, das auf die IHK-Weiterbildungsprüfung „Fachberater/in für Finanzdienstleistun-gen“ vorbereitet und gleichzeitig „Praxiswissen Finanzdienstleistungen“ heißt – widerspricht sich das nicht?

A clarion call for marketing to return to its roots and integrate sustainability principles, this book illustrates how the marketing function can drive organizations, delighting customers and impacting positively on society and the environment.

How differences in national financial regulatory systems emerged from divergent beliefs about economic order and prosperityThe global financial crisis of the late 2000s was marked by the failure of regulators to rein in risk-taking by banks.

The first twenty years of the European Central Bank (ECB) offer a clear demonstration of how a central bank can navigate macroeconomic insecurity and crisis.

The first twenty years of the European Central Bank (ECB) offer a clear demonstration of how a central bank can navigate macroeconomic insecurity and crisis.

Financial Crises and the Limits of Bank Reform examines the responses that were implemented in France and Germany, two comparable European economies, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis from 2007/2008 with respect to the future economic role of the banks.

Financial Crises and the Limits of Bank Reform examines the responses that were implemented in France and Germany, two comparable European economies, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis from 2007/2008 with respect to the future economic role of the banks.

Never have financial markets been subjected to a period of change as rapid and extensive as took place from the 1970s onwards.

Never have financial markets been subjected to a period of change as rapid and extensive as took place from the 1970s onwards.

Regional development banks (RDB) have become increasingly important in the world economy, but have also been relatively under-researched to date.

Regional development banks (RDB) have become increasingly important in the world economy, but have also been relatively under-researched to date.

National development banks (NDBs) have transformed from outdated relics of national industrial policy to central pillars of the European Union's economic project.

National development banks (NDBs) have transformed from outdated relics of national industrial policy to central pillars of the European Union's economic project.

Banks seem all too often involved in cases of misconduct, particularly involving the exploitation of tax systems.

Banks seem all too often involved in cases of misconduct, particularly involving the exploitation of tax systems.

Documenting important milestones in the epic journey traversed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) over the last 50 years, 50 Years of Central Banking in Kenya puts into perspective the evolution of central banking globally and within the East African region, and contemplates future prospects and challenges.

Documenting important milestones in the epic journey traversed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) over the last 50 years, 50 Years of Central Banking in Kenya puts into perspective the evolution of central banking globally and within the East African region, and contemplates future prospects and challenges.

Although central banking is today often presented as having emerged in the nineteenth or even twentieth century, it has a long and colourful history before 1800, from which important lessons for today's debates can be drawn.

Although central banking is today often presented as having emerged in the nineteenth or even twentieth century, it has a long and colourful history before 1800, from which important lessons for today's debates can be drawn.

Allan H.

The period since the Global Financial Crisis and numerous scandals have exposed some areas of serious illegal and unethical conduct within western banking systems.

The period since the Global Financial Crisis and numerous scandals have exposed some areas of serious illegal and unethical conduct within western banking systems.

Barely two decades after the Asian financial crisis Asia was suddenly confronted with multiple challenges originating outside the region: the 2008 global financial crisis, the European debt crisis, and finally developed economies' implementation of unconventional monetary policies.

Barely two decades after the Asian financial crisis Asia was suddenly confronted with multiple challenges originating outside the region: the 2008 global financial crisis, the European debt crisis, and finally developed economies' implementation of unconventional monetary policies.

Global capital markets have undergone fundamental transformations in recent years and, as a result, have become extraordinarily complex and opaque.

Global capital markets have undergone fundamental transformations in recent years and, as a result, have become extraordinarily complex and opaque.

For a long time the topic of national development banks was limited to a debate between admirers and detractors of these institutions, often inserted into a more general debate of state versus markets.

For a long time the topic of national development banks was limited to a debate between admirers and detractors of these institutions, often inserted into a more general debate of state versus markets.

The Oxford Handbook of Banking, Third Edition provides an overview and analysis of developments and research in this rapidly evolving field.

The Oxford Handbook of Banking, Third Edition provides an overview and analysis of developments and research in this rapidly evolving field.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Low growth, low investment, insufficient spend on infrastructure, weak bank lending to the corporate sector, and funding deficiencies of small and medium-sized enterprises are all causes of concern in Europe.