In reaction to the recent financial crisis, increased attention has recently been given to financial transaction taxes (FTTs) as a means of (1) raising revenue for a variety of possible purposes and/or (2) helping to curb financial market excesses. This paper reviews existing theory and evidence...

Parallel zu der Abwertung des Yen von November 1988 (120,67 Y/$) bis April 1990 (160,35 Y/$), fielen die Aktienkurse an der Börse von Tokyo. Die Bank von Japan hat in dieser Zeit durch fünf Diskontsatzerhöhungen den japanischen Zins dem internationalen Niveau angenähert. Der sogenannte...

In economics there is presently an almost revolutionary development. The direct measurement of subjective welfare challenges traditional economics, inspires it, and opens new avenues for scientific research. The approaches and possibilities of an economic analysis of happiness are shown and...

Die Entwicklung der Aktienkurse hängt stark von den Gewinnaussichten der börsennotierten Unternehmen ab. Die Ergebnisse des ifo Konjunkturtests eignen sich erwiesenermaßen sehr gut zur Vorausschätzung der Absatz- und Ertragsentwicklung. Es bietet sich daher an, die erprobten...

Various indicators place Cyprus’s banking system soundness ahead of emerging countries but behind advanced economies. This report discusses financial sector stability in Cyprus, using a combination of accounting-based and market-based indicators, and stress tests. Cypriot commercial banks...

This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....