Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Imperial Ties and Free Trade -- Chapter 3. Protests and Power Turbines – Korea, 1980 -- Chapter 4. Whisky, Drugs and Bonds – Korea, 1987 – 1997 -- Chapter 5. Gratuitously Disagreeable – Taiwan, 1980 – 1990 -- Chapter 6. Planes, Trains and Visas –...

The paper finds that, given New Zealand's conservative approach in implementing the Basel II framework, New Zealand banks' headline capital ratios underestimate their capital strength. A comparison with Canadian, UK and Australian banks highlights the impact of New Zealand's more conservative...

Advanced economies have been witnessing a pronounced slowdown of productivity growth since the global financial crisis that is accompanied in recent years by a withdrawal from trade integration processes. We study the determinants of productivity slowdown over the past two decades in four...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Ireland -- Chapter 3: UK -- Chapter 4: Australia -- Chapter 5: New Zealand -- Chapter 6: USA -- Chapter 7: Canada -- Chapter 8: Implications for Workers in New Sectors of Economic Activity -- Chapter 9: Implications for Society - Between the Profit...

Ob Prohibition, Staatsmonopol oder Lizenzsystem, der Schlüssel zu einer effektiven Regulierung des Onlineglücksspielmarktes ist die Rechtsdurchsetzung. Es werden die sehr unterschiedlichen Regulierungsmodelle von acht europäischen Ländern hinsichtlich ihrer Ausgestaltung und ihrer...

We explore two issues triggered by the crisis. First, in most advanced countries, output remains far below the pre-recession trend, suggesting hysteresis. Second, while inflation has decreased, it has decreased less than anticipated, suggesting a breakdown of the relation between inflation and...

Chapter One. The Elusive Economic Consensus over Brexit -- Chapter Two. The Fiscal Impact of Brexit -- Chapter Three. Brexit and Trade -- Chapter Four. Foreign Direct Investment -- Chapter Five. Regulation -- Chapter Six. Migration and the Labour Force -- Chapter Seven. Economic Growth and...