Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic … banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone … but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households. Analyzing the political and banking …

history records linked to death certificates, and focus on occupational differentials in the level of, and change in, the …

strategic decision making in history. …

history and scholarship shows how and why the “first in America” story of Serenade began to be told. I argue that the “first …

history and scholarship shows how and why the “first in America” story of Serenade began to be told. I argue that the “first …

Depression. Given that all of the earlier crises predate the creation of deposit insurance in 1933, and that three of the four …

Unique survey data from a contingent valuation study conducted in three different countries (China, Sweden, and the … can be done to stop climate change. We also find that Sweden has the highest WTP for reductions of CO2, while China has …