The volume presents and summarises the proceedings of the high level seminar jointly organised by the Bank of Russia and the Bank for International Settlements in Moscow on 18-20 July 2013 during the G20 meetings. Governors and deputy governors from around 30 BIS shareholder banks participated...

Die FAO hat festgestellt, dass in Folge der hohen Nahrungsmittelpreise die Zahl der hungernden Menschen 2009 ihren Höhepunkt erreicht hat und über einer Milliarde gelegen ist. Das ist mehr als 1996, als sich die UNO vorgenommen hat, die Anzahl hungernder Menschen zu halbieren. Bleiben wir bei...

This thesis consists of four chapters that examine different policy relevant economic processes related to exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. In the first chapter we empirically analyze the relationship between carry trade positions and some key financial as well as...

This thesis is submitted in partial ful lment of the requirements for a PhD degree in Finance. Admittedly, the thesis is more closely related to the eld of maritime economics and focuses on crude oil tanker markets. This thesis studies freight rates, which have sparked the interest of maritime...