This paper provides an introduction to the special issue on international lending of last resort. Starting from debates about rescue operations and unconventional policies of major central banks in the contexts of the Global Financial Crisis and the European Debt Crisis, it draws attention to...

The great depression of 1929 and the great financial crisis of 2008 have been the two big events of the last 75 years. Not only have they produced serious economic consequences but they also changed our view of economics and policymaking. The aim of this work is to compare these two great crises...

Detailliert zeichnet Ahamed nach, wie Notenbanker Millionen von Menschen ins Verderben stürzen, wenn sie danebenliegen. Hier zeigt sich bereits eine Analogie zur heutigen Situation, denn die Fachwelt diskutiert, ob durch die weltweite Öffnung der Geldschleusen nicht bereits der Grundstein für...