Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Field of Forensic Economics -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: The Meaning of Earning Capacity -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Definitions -- 2.3 Supply and Demand -- 2.3.1 The Supply Side -- 2.3.2...

Das Lehrbuch vermittelt elementare und praxisrelevante Grundkenntnisse zu den wichtigsten Kennzahlen der dynamischen Investitionsrechnung (Endwertdifferenz, Kapitalwert, Annuität, Amortisationszeitpunkt sowie interner Zinssatz), den Formen der Unternehmensfinanzierung (langfristige Eigen- und...

Terms and Essays -- Deposit Insurance Schemes -- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Creating a New Bank for a New Millennium -- Pre-funded Coupon and Zero-Coupon Bonds: Cost of Capital Analysis -- Intertemporal Risk and Currency Risk -- Credit Derivatives -- Foreign exchange risk premium and policy...

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Part I. State of the Art -- 1. An Overview of Green Finance -- 2. Defining Green Finance: Existing Standards and Main Challenges -- 3. The Development of Green Finance by Sector -- 4. Sustainable Finance Management -- 5. Financial Performances of Green Securities -- 6. Institutional Initiatives...

1. Introduction -- 2. Christian Faith and Economics -- 3. Biblical Stewardship and Economic Progress -- 4. Rationality and Alienation: Themes from Ghandi -- 5. Consumerism in Contemporary China -- 6. Anglican Christians and Modern Political Economy -- 7. Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection and...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. From War Financier to Bankers’ Bank -- Chapter 3. Central Banks under the Gold Standard -- Chapter 4. The Federal Reserve: A Unique Institution -- Chapter 5. From War to War: 1914-1939 -- Chapter 6. Post-war Progress: 1946-1960 -- Chapter 7. The 1960s:...