Evento: Ciclo 'Diez años de la caída de Lehman Brothers'. Organizado por: el Círculo de Economía de Barcelona

Evento: Tercera Conferencia Anual de Investigación del Banco de España

Das Arbeitspapier behandelt die Vorgeschichte und den Verlauf der IKB-Krise.

Die Weltwirtschaftskrise des Jahres 1929 beendete ein „goldenes Zeitalter“. Sie veränderte nachhaltig die internationale Völkergemeinschaft, unter anderem in Bezug auf den Welthandel, die Finanzströme und die Arbeitslosigkeit. Die Auswirkungen unserer heutigen Krise scheinen vergleichbar,...

This paper investigates whether corporate political influence affects government investment decisions. We study the efficacy of the various forms of political influence, ranging from the relatively passive connections between firms and politicians, such as those based on politicians’ voting...

We study the effect of government assistance on bank risk taking. Using hand-collected data on bank applications for government investment funds, we investigate the effect of both application approvals and denials. To distinguish banks? risk taking behavior from changes in economic conditions,...

Evento: International Symposium on Central Bank Independence. Organizado por: Sveriges Riksbank ; There needs to be an appropriate balance between globally-agreed decisions and national measures. This is the approach that has always been pursued by the Basel Committee. It comprises: (i) a common...