Banking and market structures -- Insights from regulatory theory -- An evolutionary perspective on prudential rules -- The multiple layers of prudential rules -- Substantive aspects of prudential regulation -- The principles characterising the European prudential regulatory regime -- The...

The global financial crisis (as well as the European sovereign debt crisis) has led to a substantial redesign of rules and institutions - aiming in particular at underwriting financial stability. At the same time, the crisis generated a renewed interest in properly appraising systemic financial...

This book presents an in-depth appreciation of key topics related to the behaviour of financial institutions in the crisis and stresses areas of major research interest. It covers a selection of papers specialising ranging from the analysis of bank and stock market performance in the crisis, to...