The establishment of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in December 1990 was a landmark in China’s institutional transformation. With this in mind, the authors consider the factors relating to institutional change – such as changes in the financial system, the scale and structure of stock market,...

This landmark book presents a careful selection of the most important literature in the philosophy and methodology of economics – an area that has grown explosively in the last twenty years. This important and timely three volume reference collection contains the best of the recent work...

The authors present an overview of the intellectual influences and historical events which inspired Hayek and examine the development of the idea of spontaneous order. They also describe the reasons why Hayek rejected constructivism for a more evolutionary approach in economics, political theory...

This innovative two-volume set reprints 24 of the most influential articles on corporate finance published during the period 1996–2003. Five topics are covered: capital structure, securities issuance, payout policy, corporate governance and diversification and internal capital markets.

The question of free banking – or laissez-faire in money – raises fundamental theoretical, historical and normative issues. Discussions of free banking contemplate the consequences of abolishing government central banks, and allowing unrestricted money issue by private banks.

Black markets, rationing, shortages – these and other issues are covered in this important collection which presents a selection of the best literature on the impact of price controls on wages, investment and real output in the short and long runs. The book covers a wide range of episodes...

This authoritative volume charts the origins, development, and current frontiers of financial risk management. It emphasizes the role for risk management created by real-world market imperfections, and progresses to consider stochastic financial modeling, the failure of ‘normality’, and...

This comprehensive three-volume collection brings together the most important papers from leading economists published in the past 120 years covering a wide range of topics and issues. Along with an original introduction by the editors, this authoritative set will be of immense value to...

This ground-breaking new book will be essential reading for scholars of feminist economics and women’s studies.

Focusing on the years 1980–1995 and providing empirical evidence for six European countries, namely Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, the author discusses whether cross-country variations in financial structure have a systematic relationship with inter-country...