Even though the sector of Non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFI) or shadow banks represent a large part of the contemporary financial system, these institutions received almost no attention in macroeconomic studies so far. Their presence has significant influence on the conduct of monetary...

The paper explains internationally transmitted boom-and-bust cycles as the outcome of excessive liquidity supply based on the credit boom theories of Hayek (1929; 937), Mises (1912) and Minsky (1986). We show how too expansionary monetary policies cause distortions in the economic structure and...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The US financial system from the National Banking Act to the crisis of 2007 -- Chapter 3: The birth of the Federal reserve and its monetary policy -- Chapter 4: Non bank financial intermediaries and the crisis of 1929 -- Chapter 5: The Great Depression --...

This book comprehensively and scientifically tests the assertion that accommodative monetary policy can eliminate the "crowd out" problem, allowing fiscal stimulus programs (such as tax cuts or increased government spending) to stimulate the economy as intended. The book is intended to be the...