Sovereign Debt and Credit Rating Bias rejects the notion that credit rating agencies' rigorous and transparent determination of ratings leaves no room for bias, and debunks the myth that the value CRAs place on their reputational capital precludes prolonged biases. To determine the extent of...

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the on-going Greek debt crisis. It identifies and explains Greece’s idiosyncratic weaknesses, and highlights the existing rigidities in the EU architecture that make the recovery prospects of the Greek economy challenging. Chapters from expert...

Vorwort des Herausgebers -- Vorwort Prof. Heidrun Kopp -- Vorwort Marlehn Thieme -- Teil I: Information ist alles - Nachhaltigkeitsratings im globalen Kontext -- Teil II: Das gute Geld - Qualität geprüft - Begrifflichkeiten -- Teil III: Kontrolle schafft Vertrauen - Gütesiegel für...

The integration of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States international financial system was arguably one of the most profound changes experienced by the world economy in the 1990s. This book examines these countries in reforming their financial...

Fast täglich kommen neue Hiobsbotschaften aus der Wirtschaft und vonseiten der Finanzmärkte. Aktien verlieren dramatisch an Wert, Banken brechen zusammen, Unternehmen aller Branchen bauen Mitarbeiter ab. Die aktuelle Finanzmarktkrise hat die größte und schwerwiegendste Rezession seit der...

During the past few years all the regions of Europe have suffered from the effects of the World Financial Crisis. Most notably in Eastern Europe, countries have adopted different approaches to combat the crisis and the impact has been varying - politically, economically and socially. This book...

This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the...

An indepth look at the origins and development of the current financial crisis, from an economist and Washington insider. Jarsulic explains how a wide array of financial institutions, including mortgage banks, commercial banks, and investment banks created a credit bubble that supported nonprime...

Kredit und Kreditrisiko -- Kreditderivate -- Der Credit Default Swap (CDS) -- Externes Rating, CDS und Informationseffi zienz -- Asymmetrische Informationsverteilung am CDS-Markt -- CDS-, Anleihe- und Aktienmarkt -- Empirische Untersuchung zum Zusammenhang des CDS— und Aktienmarktes sowie zur...