1. Islamic Financial System -- 2. Role of the OIC and other International Organizations towards a Sustainable Development of Islamic Finance -- 3. Evolution of Islamic Financial Products and Services -- 4. Islamic Financial Policies -- 5. Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) and Its...

Primitive and Non-metallic Money -- Monetary System of Ancient Asia: China -- Monetary System of the Ancient Regime -- Medieval Debasement and Seigniorage -- Gresham's Law -- Flows of Precious Metals and Prices in Europe -- Rise and Decline of the Global Silver Standard -- Money, Trade, and...

This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Meeting the Predictors -- 2. The Problem with Forecasting in Economic Theory -- 3. Inside Swiss Banking -- 4. Among Financial Analysts -- 5. Intrinsic Value, Market Value, and the Search for Information -- 6. The Construction of an Investment Narrative...

In diesem Buch wird das Thema Derivate neu gedacht. Dies geschieht aus der Perspektive des Financial Modeling, wobei die zentralen Fragestellungen aus der Finanzwirtschaft unter Zuhilfenahme von Microsoft Excel holistisch abgebildet und gelöst werden. Leitfaden bildet dabei eine integrierte...

The financial crisis that hit a number of 'miracle' economies of Asia in 1997 shocked the world. Financial Liberalization and the Asian Crisis rejects conventional explanations of the crisis as the outcome primarily of inefficient and corrupt economics systems in the countries concerned. It...

Contents: Salvatore Rossi -- Foreword -- Introduction / Barbara Alemanni, Umberto Filotto, Shabnam Mousavi, Riccardo Viale -- Part I -- The many faces of finance in the academia -- 1. Understanding financial behaviour for better policy making: an introduction / Riccardo Viale -- 2. Behavioral...