James Pennington's creativity as a scientific economist is matched only by his obscurity. He exemplifies the pioneering innovator who never gets his due recognition. Alone and with others he launched (1) the idea that checking deposits are money just like coin and notes, (2) the theory of the...

Trennschärfere Kreditentscheidungsverfahren (Credit Scoring) sind ein Wettbewerbsvorteil für Banken. Sie erlauben es ihnen, profitablere Kundensegmente bei der Kreditvergabe zu identifizieren. Sollte die im Firmenkundenbereich übliche subjektive Einschätzung des Kreditnehmers durch den...

The assessment of strategic opportunities and threats has been a key element of corporate ratings to assess companiesfor their current and in particular future creditworthiness since the enforcement of the new capital regulations for issuingloans in Europe (Basel II). The existing, often...