This paper studies how financial stress is transmitted from advanced to emerging economies, using a new financial stress index for emerging economies. An episode of financial stress is defined as a period when the financial system's ability to intermediate may be impaired. Previous financial...

Chinese banks generate large profits and have relatively low nonperforming loans. However, good financial performance does not, in itself, guarantee that banks efficiently intermediate the economy's financial resources. This paper first examines how efficient Chinese banks are in financial...

Stuart Greenbaum and Anjan Thakor bring a unique analytical approach to the subject of banks and banking in this completely revised and updated new edition. They expand the scope of the typical bank management course by addressing all types of deposit-type financial institutions and by...

The premise of the author is that the study of money should commence at the most general level. Consequently, the book is anchored in the context of monetary systems (commodity, fiduciary, and fiat monies). The intent is to give the student of money a very broad perspective. It allows them to...

Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Money and Monetary Systems -- Chapter 2: Money and Income -- Chapter 3: Interest Rates and Financial Markets -- Chapter 4: Central Banks and the Money Supply -- Chapter 5: Monetary Policy -- Chapter 6: Critiques of Monetary Policy -- Notes -- References -- Index...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Graphs -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Financial Conglomeration: Economic and Legal Aspects -- Chapter 2 Financial Conglomerates in the European Union -- Chapter 3 Financial Conglomerates of the European Union in the New Member States --...

This open access book seeks to foster a multidisciplinary understanding of the ties between faith, financial intermediation, and economic progress by drawing on research across economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, law, and other disciplines. Chapters in this...