Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Modified Historical Institutionalism -- Chapter 3: The Emergence of the Indonesian FSA -- Chapter 4: The Indonesian FSA and Stymied Portfolio Investments Liberalizaton -- Chapter 5: Emerging Challenges to Domestic Implementation of Portfolio Investments...

The introduction of the euro marks a milestone in the process of European financial market integration. This paper analyzes the implications of the euro for cross-border banking activities. A portfolio model is used which captures the role of banks as providers of informational and of...

Financial markets in Euroland differ from those of a national monetary union in two regards. First, capital markets in general and banking markets in particular show a greater degree of segmentation than national financial markets as a result of information costs and regulatory barriers to full...