Governing international taxation : problems and challenges -- The dynamics of global governance -- Politics without conviction : the OECD's failed Harmful Tax Competition initiative -- The financial crisis and the politics of international tax cooperation -- The domestic politics of...

The financial crisis that engulfed global markets in 2008 created an acute need for improved international economic cooperation. This book focuses on international taxation and examines how the financial crisis prompted renewed attempts to enhance international tax transparency and confront tax...

We measure the repo funding extended by money market funds (MMF) and securities lenders to the shadow banking system, including quantities, haircuts, and repo rates by type of underlying collateral. We find that repo played only a small role in funding private sector assets prior to the crisis,...