For as long as they have existed, stock markets have attracted fraudsters. "Napoleon Is Dead" is the fascinating tale of one of the earliest stock market scams; a tale of greed, deceit and the public humiliation of Admiral Cochrane, one of the greatest seamen of the nineteenth century. Early on...

Bank stability and systemic stability are old issues in banking. There have been many financial crises in economic history, and the painful consequences of those crises have again and again raised questions concerning how to avoid them and how to protect depositors against losses.

1) Deposit Insurance in Theory and Practice by Richard Dale. 2) Lending of Last Resort and Systemic Stability in the Eurozone by Christian de Boissieu and Franco Bruni. The first paper overviews theoretical arguments for and against deposit insurance, a system that can be aimed at consumer...

1) Deposit Insurance in Theory and Practice by Richard Dale. 2) Lending of Last Resort and Systemic Stability in the Eurozone by Christian de Boissieu and Franco Bruni. The first paper overviews theoretical arguments for and against deposit insurance, a system that can be aimed at consumer...