[...]We address several questions in this paper. First,how could macro markets be useful to the average person?Second, how large are the potential benefits from diversificationif these markets were to be introduced andused optimally? Third, can existing financial marketsachieve a similar degree...

Interest rate derivatives are among the most actively traded financial instruments in the main currency areas. With values of positions reacting immediately to the underlying index of daily interbank rates, manipulation has become an increasing challenge for the operational implementation of...

We study differences in the price paid for liquidity across banks using price data atthe individual bank level. Unique to this paper, we also have data on individualbanks’ reserve requirements and actual reserve holdings, thus allowing us to gaugethe extent to which a bank is short or long...

[...]Inflation targeting in New Zealand followed legislationthat mandated a Policy Targets Agreement (PTA)between the elected government and the newlyindependent central bank, which resulted in a jointlydecided numerical target for inflation.[...]

Interest is an important issue in investment and finance theory. Despite this fact it is seldom analyzed in cost accounting. There the calculation of interest costs follows practical rules.(...)

This paper analyzes the numerical impact of different surplus distribution mechanisms on the risk exposure of a life insurance company selling with profit life insurance policies with a cliquet-style interest rate guarantee. Three representative companies are considered, each using a different...

Kennzeichnet man Banken von i h r e r s p e z i e l l e n Funktionsübernahmei n e i n e r V o l k s w i r t s c h a f t her, so s t e l l t man f e s t , daß Banken,insbesondere die das B i l d des modernen deutschen Bankensystemsbeherrschenden Universalbanken (1), heute üblicherweisefolgende...

Rechnungssystemzu den in der Praxis intensiv genutzten Instrumenten unseres Faches. Bis hinzu eher am Haushaltswesen orientierten öffentlichen Unternehmen wie Krankenhäusernoder neuerdings der Bundespost1 sieht man ihre Einrichtung als notwendig an. Andererseitsweist sie eine große Zahl...

[...]In this paper, we employ a different empirical strategy tostudy the effects of ownership structure on firm performancethat is free from any corporate events in the ratherhomogenous banking industry. In essence, the performance ofpublicly traded bank holding companies (BHCs) is comparedwith...

Central bank policymakers are not primarilyrandom number generators.1 Reading boththe financial press and the work of academics,however, one might get the opposite impression.Reporters (and the readers of their stories) seem toattach considerable importance to each Federal OpenMarket Committee...