We present a theory in which the key driver of short-term debt issued by the financial sector is the portfolio demand for safe and liquid assets by the nonfinancial sector. This demand drives a premium on safe and liquid assets that the financial sector exploits by owning risky and illiquid...

Finanzmärkte sind zu einem bedeutenden Phänomen der modernen Gesellschaft geworden. Das Buch führt in die Märkte für Kapital ein, vor allem in die Märkte für Wertpapiere, Vermögenspositionen, Zertifikate und Kontrakte.(Verlagstext)

The recent crisis has demonstrated the close linkages between various asset classes within a country as well as the association between assets internationally. The aim of this research is to provide for a better understanding of some of these linkages by conducting an empirical investigation of...