Corden has written a charming and insightful account of his professional and personal life, from his childhood in Breslau, Germany, until his retirement in Melbourne. The book is divided into two parts. Part I considers Corden's early life, from a young boy growing up in Nazi Germany, to his...

Given that a financial crisis in the capital and foreign exchange markets, caused by a sudden loss of confidence, has taken place, how are the effects transmitted to the real economy? Why must such a crisis cause a recession, or even a depression? How can such transmission to the real economy be...

These volumes gather together a selection of autobiographical essays written by significant economists whose work is generally recognized to be at the forefront of the discipline as we enter the twenty-first century. The essays are largely based on introductions to volumes in the Edward Elgar...

This paper analyses the relationship between the global imbalances and the financial crisis. The imbalances were connected with the increase in world savings emanating from the ‘savings glut’ countries, notably China. This increase in savings led to a decline in world interest rates, and...