Banking

From an award-winning financial historian comes the gripping, character-driven story of venture capital and the world it madeInnovations rarely come from "e;experts.

Based on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank that Lived a Little describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions.

If you like your smartphone or your widescreen TV, your car or your pension, then, whether you know it or not, you are a fan of Wall Street.

From Nobel Prize-winning economist and best-selling author Joseph Sitglitz, author of Globalization and Its Discontents, this is the essential, must-read guide to the future of Europe.

In einer Welt, in der Staaten, Unternehmen und Bürger bis über beide Ohren verschuldet sind, stellt sich eine brennende Frage: Ist unser Geldsystem eine tragfähige Basis oder eine Täuschung, die uns alle in Abhängigkeit hält?

The Bank of the United States sparked several rounds of intense debate over the meaning of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause, which authorizes the federal government to make laws that are "e;necessary"e; for exercising its other powers.

Recent economic crises have made the centrality of debt, and the instability it creates, increasingly apparent.

Since banking systems play a crucial role in maintaining the overall health of the economy, the adverse effects of poorly supervised systems may be quite severe.

If you've got money in the bank, chances are you've never seriously worried about not being able to withdraw it.

The Bank of the United States sparked several rounds of intense debate over the meaning of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause, which authorizes the federal government to make laws that are "e;necessary"e; for exercising its other powers.

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The increased mobility and volume of international capital flows is a striking trend in international finance.

Years have passed since the world experienced one of the worst financial crises in history, and while countless experts have analyzed it, many central questions remain unanswered.

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The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) carry out their mission to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth based on the advice of professional economists.

The recent recession has brought fiscal policy back to the forefront, with economists and policy makers struggling to reach a consensus on highly political issues like tax rates and government spending.

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

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

The Federal Reserve System--the central bank of the United States, better known as The Fed--has never been more controversial.

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

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.

Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment-and bear responsibility for outcomes.

The subprime crisis shook the American economy to its core.

Financial crises have been pervasive for many years.

The subprime crisis shook the American economy to its core.

Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment-and bear responsibility for outcomes.

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.

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

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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.

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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?

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.