Conventional economic analysis assumes that Central Counterparties (CCPs) may help to reduce systemic risk and avoid future financial crises by mandating the central clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. This view largely goes unchallenged by governments, regulators, practitioners, and...

Necessary Evil is a penetrating investigation of the incredible impact the financial system has on human rights. The machinations of Wall Street can make or break people's lives on Main Street or No Street, and yet today we have lost control of finance, and finance has lost our trust. Necessary...

With growing financial globalization, international financial law has increased in significance and profile, especially in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the ongoing European financial crisis. Globalization of financial markets and the increase in frequency and severity of...

Schon vor zehn Jahren wies Paul Krugman auf die Rückkehr der ökonomischen Missstände hin, die die Weltwirtschaftskrise der 30er Jahre ausgelöst haben. Doch im Boom nach der Jahrtausendwende wurde seine Warnung vergessen. Jetzt steht eine neue Weltwirtschaftskrise vor unserer Tür. In seinem...