This paper assesses the linkages between money, credit, house prices and economic activity in industrialised countries over the last three decades. The analysis is based on a fixed-effects panel VAR estimated using quarterly data for 17 industrialized countries spanning the period 1970-2006. The...

A comment on Lars Jonung and Eoin Drea's (2010) article, "It Can't Happen, It's a Bad Idea, It Won't Last: U.S. Economists on the EMU and the Euro, 1989-2002." _Econ Journal Watch_ 7(1):4-52. Link

La banca y las finanzas son inherentemente procíclicas, una condición exacerbada por la combinación de Basilea II y la contabilidad a valor de mercado (mark-to-market accounting), por lo que se requiere crear políticas macroprudenciales anticíclicas. Esta fragilidad se vio intensificada por...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a provocative and critical introduction and solutions to significant contemporary issues of financial regulation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is an expert’s review of contemporary issues and challenges in financial regulation. Findings...