Dynamics of Balance of Payment developments are still barely researched. Chapter 1 tries to summarize empirical evidence between institutional determinants and BoP movements and proposes a framework for the role of institutions in a debt cycle. It is found that “good” institutions do help a...

During the 1997/98 Asian crisis and the 2007-2010 world financial and economic crisis, China has proved to be a stabilizer for East Asia and the world. The paper stresses the crucial role of the dollar peg for macroeconomic stability in China. The paper explores the current role of China's...

Die Regulierung von Finanzinstituten erfuhr in den letzten Jahren einen grundlegenden Paradigmenwechsel. Hierbei wurde die Idee einer makroprudentiellen Bankenregulierung neu aufgegriffen. Makroprudentiell meint, dass im Gegensatz zum mikroprudentiellen Pendant nicht die individuellen Risiken...

This dissertation investigates important and cutting-edge issues surrounding new product development failure and its consequences for market values of innovation-driven firms. Although a substantial body of literature demonstrates that new product development failure harms some companies more...