After the short temporary popularity of foreign currency denominated (FXD) loans, during the Great Financial and Economic Recession (2007- 2013), the burden of these loans has become unaffordable for a lot of borrowers in East Central Europe. We have designed a family of simple models to compare...

After the short temporary popularity of foreign currency denominated (FXD) loans, during the Great Financial and Economic Recession (2007- 2013), the burden of these loans has become unaffordable for a lot of borrowers in East Central Europe. We have designed a family of simple models to compare...

A Short Post-communist Economic History of Emerging Europe -- Pre-crisis Central Banking -- Bubbles Everywhere (the 2000s)Under the Clouds of the Subprime Crisis (July 2007 – September 2008)The Lehman Tsunami (September – October 2008) -- The “Rescue Team” and Rescue Package (October –...

This book analyzes the banking crisis and the events surrounding it in Hungary and other emerging EU member countries in 2007-2013. Written by Júlia Király, a former policymaker, and the Deputy Governor of the Hungarian Central Bank at the time of the crisis, it also offers a firsthand account...

This paper provides an overview of the antecedents, main drivers and spillover mechanisms of the turbulence emanating from the US sub-prime credit market in the summer of 2007. Its primary goal is to discuss the facts and interrelationships featured in the various analyses and statistics in a...

A tanulmány többféle nézőpontból vizsgálja a jegybankok mérlegét. A banküzemi szemlélet alkalmas az egyes mérlegtételek rendszerezett vizsgálatára, de alkalmatlan releváns pénzelméleti kérdések megválaszolására. Ehhez monetáris szempontból kell átrendezni a mérleget,...