Lax monetary policy in the United States has been pointed out as one of the responsible factors behind the recent global crisis. Similar loose monetary conditions also prevailed in many European countries before the crisis and were argued to be among the accommodating factors behind the run-up...

Reform of financial regulation is a priority on the international agenda. At the call of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G-20), a number of new international standards have been issued, most notably Basel III. As a member of the G-20, the Financial Stability...

Remittances, die Geldtransfers von Migranten in ihre Herkunftsländer, haben in der Diskussion um nachhaltige Entwicklung in den letzten Jahren vermehrt an Bedeutung gewonnen. Diese Arbeit betont das enorme Potential von Remittances, Entwicklungsprozesse in Bewegung zu setzen und zu finanzieren....