A volume of scholarly papers addressing the future of the university for the entrepreneurial age, presented at the 2008 Kauffman-Planck Summit on Entrepreneurship Research and Policy held June 8-11, 2008, in Bavaria, Germany

In this paper we analyze the impact of the Internet on the performance of the economy and the standard of living of average Americans. Our analyses illustrate that even though the stock market’s speculative bubble has burst, the Internet will continue to have a significant impact on old...

As trade flows expanded and trade agreements proliferated after World War II, governments-most notably the United States-came increasingly to use their power over imports and exports to influence the behavior of other countries. But trade is not the only way in which nations interact...

The extensive reforms and liberalization of financial services in emerging markets worldwide call for cutting-edge strategies to capture the benefits of new investment opportunities. In Open Doors, a volume of papers from the third annual Financial Markets and Development conference,...

A financial system is only as strong as the governing practices and institutions of its participants. The challenge to build efficient and accountable financial institutions that promote confidence is a problem that private financial sector executives and policymakers confront together. In this...

This volume brings together financial sector experts and leaders from around the world to provide practical guidance on strategies such as nuturing issuers, improving rules and institutions, addressing regulatory challenges and sequencing reforms

"Analyzes the efficacy of attempts to recover from past crises and their lessons for the future, assesses the current state of international financial markets and examines policy options for reducing systemic vulnerability, and addresses pension system reform"--Provided by publisher

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What Is Financial Statecraft? -- Part I. Of Banks and Bombs -- 2. Banking and Foreign Policy -- 3. Finance and the "War on Terror" -- 4. Capital Markets Sanctions -- Part II. Of Currencies and Crises -- 5. The Security Dimensions of Currency Crises --...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GROWTH: A MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE -- 2 WHY ECONOMIC GROWTH MATTERS -- 3 WHAT DRIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH? -- 4 CAPITALISM: THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON GROWTH -- 5 GROWTH AT THE CUTTING EDGE -- 6 UNLEASHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN...