This paper utilises a dataset of freehold land and property transactions from medieval England to highlight the growing commercialisation of the economy. By drawing on the legal records we are able to demonstrate that the medieval real estate market provided the opportunity for investors to...

Der Autor (er arbeitet an der Frankfurter Börse und gilt als erfahrener Experte bei Presse und Fernsehen) will Hintergründe und Wahrheiten über unser Finanzsystem aufzeigen. Mit den zur Verfügung gestellten Informationen soll den Lesern eine eigene Sichtweise und Beurteilung der Finanzkrise...

Explains the complex, multi-faceted dimensions of Global Macro in a way that is understandable and practical for individuals at all levels of financial competencies; provides a comprehensive overview of global macro trading, which consists of portfolio construction, risk management, biases and...

Main description: In the wake of the global financial crisis that began in 2007, faith in the rationality of markets has lost ground to a new faith in their irrationality. The problem, Roman Frydman and Michael Goldberg argue, is that both the rational and behavioral theories of the market rest...