Finanzmärkte sind zu einem bedeutenden Phänomen der modernen Gesellschaft geworden. Das Buch führt in die Märkte für Kapital ein, vor allem in die Märkte für Wertpapiere, Vermögenspositionen, Zertifikate und Kontrakte.(Verlagstext)

The paper aims to present some risks and consequences of the indebtedness of an economy. The article is based on the results of a research project and it describes the negative effects of a high level of indebtedness of an economy, the elements that influence the risks of an economy's...

This article examines how a U.S. debt default might occur, how it could be avoided, its potential consequences if not avoided, and how those consequences could be mitigated. To that end, the article differentiates defaults caused by insolvency from defaults caused by illiquidity. The latter,...