Shortly before of the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008 REITs were introduced in several European countries based on their success in mature markets like the US, Australia and some Asian countries. While the history of REITs in Europe has been relatively brief, REITs are well on...

International Insurance Markets: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies—An Introduction -- The United States Insurance Market: Characteristics and Trends -- The Japanese Insurance Market and Companies: Recent Trends -- The UK Insurance Industry—Structure and Performance -- The...

This book presents a selection of contributions on the timely topic of structural reforms in Western economies, written by experts from central banks, the International Monetary Fund, and leading universities. It includes latest research on the impacts of structural reforms on the market...

This book addresses and explains the divergent economic and political outcomes of the financial crisis in the eight European Union member states which needed a bailout program: Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Spain. Looking at crisis management as a series of...

Part I: US Growth Policies in the Election Year -- Part II: Assessing the Impact of Labor Market Reforms -- Part III: Imbalances, Tensions and Possible Readjustments: Evidence from Intertemporal Accounting and the Financial Accounts -- Part IV: G20, Global Governance and Regional Integration --...

1 Introduction.- 2 Transmission Channels for Quantitative Easing and Effects on Interest Rates -- 3 The Central Bank Loss Function and Quantitative Easing as a Stackelberg Game -- 4 The Effect of Quantitative Easing on Interest Rates -- 5 Broader Economic Effects on Quantitative Easing -- 6...

Introduction -- Part I: FDI Flows and Institutional Dynamics in Europe and Asia -- Part II: Redesigning of Public Policies to Meet Competitiveness and Attractiveness Challenges, while Dealing with Business Lobbying -- Part III: Multinational Companies across Home and Host Countries: Transfer,...

This book brings together the study of transnationalization in three institutional fields: civil society, state and the economy. It also extends the research of processes of transnationalization to evolving new democracies and emerging market economies.

Seven of the leading economists in Europe and the United States give their provocative views on key issues facing the future of Europe. The topics covered range from why Europe's growth rate is lower than America's and the experience of the Eurozone to the impact of education on the economy and...