The global financial crisis of 2008 led to the most severe decline in production and employment and in world trade since the Great Depression of the early 1930s. Hundreds of banks and other financial firms failed in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, and...

1. A Retrospective on the 2008 Global Financial Crisis- Robert Z Aliber and Gylfi Zoega -- Part I: The Source of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 2. The Financial Alchemy that Failed- Marcus Miller -- 3. Prudential Regulation and Capital Controls- Michael Dooley -- 4. Three Grand State...

This book explores the central economic and political issues defining the modern world. With contributions from a number of world renowned economists, a range of topical debates are discussed in an accessible and practical manner. The topics discussed include the current economic and political...

Iceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of economists, in particular their ability to anticipate crises. The book contains papers and reports, written prior to the collapse of Iceland's financial system, about the...