Die Subprime-Krise hat sich zur Finanzkrise ausgeweitet. Das Buch analysiert die Ursachen der Subprime-Krise, schildert die Auswirkungen auf die Finanz- und Realwirtschaft und gibt konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen, wie Krisen in ähnlicher Art in Zukunft vermieden werden können.

"I document that emerging markets have cast off their "original sin"--their external liabilities are no longer dominated by foreign-currency debt and have instead shifted sharply towards direct investment and portfolio equity. Their external assets are increasingly concentrated in foreign...

This paper uses a unique survey data set of 105 central banks to investigate whether investment policies for central bank foreign reserve portfolios are linked to the governance arrangements for reserve management. The paper evaluates whether a central bank's investment decision-making structure...