"This is the first comprehensive study of loans and debts in Central European countries in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. It outlines the issues of debts and loans in the Czech lands, Poland and Hungary, with respect to the influence of Austria and Germany. It focuses on the role of...

Introduction -- The costs and benefits of protecting creditor rights: theory and evidence / Atilano Jorge Padilla and Alejandro Requejo -- Information sharing in credit markets: theory and evidence / Tullio Jappelli and Marco Pagano -- The political economy of debt moratoria, bailouts and...