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Guinnane, Timothy W. - 2005

Research on 'trust' now forms a prominent part of the research agenda in history and the social sciences. Although this research has generated useful insights, the idea of trust has been used so widely and loosely that it risks creating more confusion than clarity. This essay argues that to the...

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Delegated monitors, large and small : the development of Germany s banking system, 1800 - 1914

Guinnane, Timothy - 2001

supposed role in corporate governance and industrial finance.Many discussions distort the German banking system by over …-stressing oneof several types of banks, and ignore the competition and cooperationbetween the famous universal banks and other banking … groups. Tracing thehistorical development of the German banking system from the earlynineteenth century places the large …

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Using Money Market Rates to Assess the Alternatives of Fixed vs. Variable Rate Tenders : The Lesson from 1989-1998 Data for Germany

Manna, Michele - 2021

This paper uses the variability of money market rates to compare the conduct of the central bank's key market operation as a fixed-rate tender (FRT) or a variable-rate tender (VRT). Nowadays, leading central banks generally use FRTs or other approaches (e.g. target rates) which yield step...

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Trust : a concept too many

Guinnane, Timothy - 2005

Research on "trust" now forms a prominent part of the research agenda in history and the social sciences. Although this research has generated useful insights, the idea of trust has been used so widely and loosely that it risks creating more confusion than clarity. This essay argues that to the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610585

The Venture Capital Divide : Germany and the United States in the Post-War Era

Fohlin, Caroline - 2016

This paper analyzes and explains the disparate paths of development among venture capital organizations in the United States and Germany over the post-World War II period, contrasting the early emergence and burgeoning of the sector in the U.S. with the lagging development in Germany. The...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012981711

Trust : A Concept Too Many

Guinnane, Timothy W. - 2005

Research on trust now forms a prominent part of the research agenda in history and the social sciences. Although this research has generated useful insights, the idea of trust has been used so widely and loosely that it risks creating more confusion than clarity. This essay argues that to the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014066469