Basel II hat bei Banken und Sparkassen eine Reformwelle ausgelöst! Was wird sich bei der Unterlegung des Kreditrisikos ändern? Wie muss künftig das operationelle Risiko mit Eigenkapital unterlegt werden? Wie kann das Risiko gemessen, gesteuert und in das Prozess- und Qualitätsmanagement...

The impact of uncertainty on firms' investment outlays is subject to an ongoing debate. Theory identifies several channels. Irreversibility, financing constraints and risk aversion make a negative relationship between uncertainty and investment likely. On the other hand, the ability of firms to...

The traditional monetary policy transmission mechanism is based on the fact that, in the wake of a restrictive monetary policy stance, the interest rate rises and that therefore interest-rate-related variables, such as corporate asset formation, dec1ine or increase less sharply than at the given...