During the ongoing financial crisis the analysis of similar historical crises has gained more and more attention among economic researchers and forecasters. Existing studies, however, do not tackle the immense heterogeneity that is present in cross-country samples in a formal and consistent way....

During the ongoing financial crisis the analysis of similar historical crises has gained more and more attention among economic researchers and forecasters. Existing studies, however, do not tackle the immense heterogeneity that is present in cross-country samples in a formal and consistent way....

Eine globale Finanzkrise mit noch unabsehbaren Auswirkungen für Geldmärkte und Wirtschaft beherrscht die Schlagzeilen der nationalen und internationalen Presse. Auf höchster politischer Ebene werden hektisch Eindämmungsmaßnahmen beschlossen; schwindelerregende Summen sind zur Rettung...