Using an extensive database of bank portfolios collected by the Federal Reserve, this study provides the first comprehensive analysis of third-party credit guarantees in the U.S. corporate loan market. I find that over one-third of corporate loans issued by U.S. banks are fully guaranteed by...

The monograph presents the following issues: fiscal multipliers, “cap and trade” system versus greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, rural development programmes for 2014-2020 in the EU Member States, and credit guarantees and warranties in the development of rural areas and agriculture....