In this valuable new book, a distinguished group of authors takes stock of the existing state of knowledge in the field of finance and the development process. Each chapter offers a comprehensive survey and synthesis of current issues. These include such critical subjects as savings, financial...

"Issues in Finance: Credit, Crises and Policies presents a collection of surveys on key issues surrounding the relationship between credit, finance, and the macro-economy that are linked to the recent global financial crisis. Presents a timely collection of surveys that shed light on the recent...

Overview: Financialization as financial neoliberalism -- Financialization: what it is and why it matters -- The macroeconomics of financialization: stages of development approach -- The simple analytics of debt-driven business cycles -- Deflation and inflation dynamics with debt -- Herd...

Die vorliegende Studie wurde im Arbeitsbereich "Konjunktur und Finanzmärkte" erstellt und im Dezember 2005 abgeschlossen. Auftraggeber war das Bundesministerium der Finanzen. Gegenstand der Studie sind die Auswirkungen von Vermögenspreisschwankungen auf die gesamtwirtschaftliche Aktivität. In...