This book aims to provide a thoroughly updated overview and evaluation of the industrial organization of banking. It examines the interplay among bank behavior, market structure, and regulation from the perspective of a variety of public policy issues, including bank competition and risk, market...

Introduction to the global economy -- Understanding the global economy -- Comparative advantage : how nations can gain from international trade -- International trade : enduring issues -- Sources of comparative advantage -- Regulating international trade : trade policies and their effects --...