The ‘Troika’ is a word that is scorched into the narrative of the EU’s banking and economic crisis - a triumvirate constituted by the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. The modus operandi of the Troika is defined by the authors of this book...

Why do banks collapse? Are financial systems more fragile in recent decades? Can policies to fix the banking system do more harm than good? What's the history of banking crises? With dozens of brief, non-technical articles by economists and other researchers, Banking Crises offers answers from...

This edited volume is based on original essays first presented at the World Economic History Conference, Kyoto, Japan, in August 2015. It also includes three essays subsequently written especially for this volume. All of the essays focus on financial markets in the periods leading up to, during,...

This book presents original contributions assessing the effects the 2008 financial crisis has had on bank behaviour, regulation and credit access. After describing some of the economic aspects behind the outbreak and later developments in the recent financial turmoil, it examines the strategic...

Vera Stolz-Gerhardt untersucht die Notwendigkeit der Rettung systemrelevanter Banken und diskutiert darauf aufbauend die in der Finanzkrise 2007 - 2009 etablierten staatlich induzierten Bankenrettungsmaßnahmen (Bailouts). Sie zeigt auf, dass diese das systemische Risiko insgesamt erhöhen...

This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of...

Ein entscheidendes Problem in Finanzkrisen sind die starken Vermögensverluste von Banken. Bankaktiva verlieren erheblich an Wert, man spricht hierbei von toxischen Aktiva. Staaten und Zentralbanken reagieren darauf, indem sie angeschlagene Banken beispielsweise durch die Einrichtung sogenannter...

The Nature of Manias, Bubbles and Crashes: Introduction -- Value Trading vs. Momentum Trading -- The Rise of Manias and Bubbles -- Stages in the Boom-Bubble-Bust Sequence -- Fueling the Boom - Role of the Media -- Bubbles, Wealth and Inflation -- Speculations, Bootstraps and Swindles -- The...

Monetary policy transmission -- A new view: Implications of financial innovation for the bank lending channel -- Bank lending against the background of the recent crisis -- Empirical analysis: Determinants of bank lending during normal and crisis periods.

Ursachen der Subprime-Krise -- Die Politik des Federal Reserve Systems -- Konsumverhalten und Hypothekenmarkt in den USA -- Aggressives Marketing von Banken und Finanzvermittlern -- Von der Subprime-Krise zur Finanzkrise -- Asset Backed Securities (ABS) und ihr Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der...