The rise of a crisis-prone banking sector and its political power has received significant attention following the most recent financial crisis. The crisis sparked a growing interest in understanding how and why we have created a world of large, unstable banks. Excessive banking activity arose...

New residential construction is significantly more procyclical in emerging markets than in developed countries, although the correlation between aggregate investment and output is similar across emerging and developed countries. This paper shows that a multi-sector stochastic growth model with a...

Die Arbeit stellt eine erste theoretische Analyse der Wirksamkeit und möglicher Probleme einer marktbasierten Eigenkapitalregulierung in Form einer regulatorischen Nachschusspflicht dar. Hart und Zingales (2011) schlagen vor, dass Finanzinstitute zusätzliches Eigenkapital aufnehmen sollen,...

Das Vertrauen der Verbraucher in die Finanzdienstleistungsbranche hat in den letzten Jahren stark abgenommen und befindet sich auf einem Tiefpunkt. Schuld an dieser Situation sind oftmals die Strukturen der verkaufsorientierten Finanzberatung. Ein häufig genanntes Problem in diesem Zusammenhang...

The primary purpose of this research is to perform an empirical test using Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) in order to investigate the relationship between the Chinese stock market performance and domestic economic activity.China's stock market was established in early 1990s and has operated...

This study of self-efficacy's (Bandura, 1977) effects on an individual's likelihood to invest in the stock market and seek financial information attempts to uncover some of the factors that contribute to or hinder stock-market participation in individuals. Study participants are from a racially...

This paper provides an empirical analysis of stock market reactions to monetary policy surprises. Its principal objective is to understand the heterogeneous nature of this type of response by examining a set of possible explanatory factors. I find that a hypothetical unanticipated increase of 25...

The first public share issue in the PRC took place in 1994. By the early 21st century, in the space of less than two decades, the Chinese stock market has become the largest one in Asia, with the exception of Japan. Along with this rapid enlargement of the market, the Chinese stock trading...

Šiame darbe yra tiriamas finansų rinkų likvidumo poveikis verslo ciklams Baltijos regione. Kadangi kapitalo rinkų likvidumas yra pralenkiantis ekonomiką veiksnys išsivysčiusiuose regionuose, darbe yra siekiama nustatyti, ar Nasdaq OMX Baltic akcijų rinkų likvidumo rodikliai turi...

Šio tyrimo objektas yra akcijų rinka, kuri suvokiama kaip kompleksinė sistema, sudaryta iš bazinių elementų (vertybinių popierių, prekybos infrastruktūros ir atomistinių heterogeninių investuotojų) ir procesų (prognozavimo, investicinių sprendimų priėmimo, finansinių sąskaitų...