Philip Ernstberger analyses in his three essays different topics of financial pathologies. Thereby, changes in fundamentals as well as information are considered as the driving force for the behavior of speculators and investors. The first essay deals with currency crises, in which the central...

East Asia's Monetary Future is an illuminating and valuable work, which uniquely focuses on a long-term monetary view of the region. There are multiple and varied future scenarios which can be applied to this region - an enlarged Singapore - Brunei currency area, a greater China monetary bloc...

Problemstellung und Gang der Arbeit -- Die Akteure an den asiatischen Finanzmärkten -- Strategien und Tätigkeitsfelder der Hedgefonds -- Entstehung und Verlauf der Asienkrise -- Einordnung der Ergebnisse -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.

Combining critical perspectives with a positive contribution to economic policy, both national and international, this book considers the causes and consequences of recent financial crises presenting cutting-edge material. The editors bring together a number of well-known scholars to offer their...

While the determinants of firms’ optimal hedging strategies on the micro level are well understood, there is rarely any literature dealing with macroeconomic consequences of microeconomic risk management. This book is concerned with the impact of diverse hedging policies on macroeconomic...