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The economic (in)efficiency of devolution

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Is there a global link between regional disparities and devolution?

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The special relationship : Anglo-American relations and Western European Unity 1947 - 56

Manderson-Jones, Ronald B. - 1972

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The Decline of Traditional Banking: Implications for Financial Stability and Regulatory Policy

Edwards, Franklin R.; Mishkin, Frederic S. - Federal Reserve Bank <New York, NY>; London School of … - 1995

incentivesof bank managers toward assuming greater risk inan effort to maintain former profit levels. For example,banks might make …

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Universal Banking Failure? An Analysis of the Contrasting Responses of the Amsterdamsche Bank and the Rotterdamsche Bankvereeniging to the Dutch Financial Crisis of the 1920s

Colvin, Christopher Louis - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007

two similar-sized banks operating in the Netherlands in the 1920s: the Amsterdamsche Bank and the Rotterdamsche … Bankvereeniging. Whilst the first escaped the crisis relatively unscathed, the second required assistance from the Nederlandsche Bank …, the Dutch central bank. A new and detailed narrative of one episode of the crisis using as yet unused primary sources is …

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Evaluation of Value-at-Risk Models Using Historical Data

Hendricks, Darryll - Federal Reserve Bank <New York, NY>; London School of … - 1996

[...]We begin by explaining the three most commoncategories of value-at-risk models—equally weighted movingaverage approaches, exponentially weighted movingaverage approaches, and historical simulation approaches.Although within these three categories many differentapproaches exist, for the...

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House prices, consumption, and monetary policy: a financial accelerator approach

Aoki, Kosuke; Proudman, James; Vlieghe, Gertjan - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

We consider a general equilibrium model with frictions in credit markets used by households. Inour economy, houses provide housing services to consumers and serve as collateral to lower borrowingcost.We show that this amplifies and propagates the effect of monetary policy shocks on...

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Capital Flows and Asset Prices

Aoki, Kosuke; Benigno, Gianluca; Kiyotaki, Nobuhiro - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009

After liberalizing international transactions of financial assets, many countries experiencelarge swings in asset prices, capital flows, and aggregate production. This paper studies howthe adjustment to capital account liberalization depends upon the degree of development of adomestic financial...

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From Sickness to Death: The Financial Viability of the English Friendly Societies And Coming of the Old Age Pensions Act, 1875-1908

Broten, Nicholas - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2010

Traditional theories of the origins of the welfare state have emphasized the financial weakness of Britain’s largest provider of mutual insurance in the late 19th century, the friendly societies. These theories share common implications with contemporary theories of institutional change...

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Money, States and Empire: Financial Integration Cycles and Institutional Change in Central Europe, 1400-1520

Chilosi, David; Volckart, Oliver - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009

By analysing a newly compiled database of exchange rates, this paper finds that Central European financial integration advanced in a cyclical fashion over the fifteenth century. The cycles were associated with changes in the money supply. Long-distance financial integration progressed in...

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