Essays on the Great Depression
Essays on the Great Depression

Author: Ben S. Bernanke

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009-01-10

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1400820278

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From the Nobel Prize–winning economist and former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, a landmark book that provides vital lessons for understanding financial crises and their sometimes-catastrophic economic effects As chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve during the Global Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke helped avert a greater financial disaster than the Great Depression. And he did so by drawing directly on what he had learned from years of studying the causes of the economic catastrophe of the 1930s—work for which he was later awarded the Nobel Prize. This influential work is collected in Essays on the Great Depression, an important account of the origins of the Depression and the economic lessons it teaches.

Finance and Financial Markets
Finance and Financial Markets

Author: Keith Pilbeam

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-03-25

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 1350304921

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This popular textbook offers a broad and accessible introduction to the building blocks of modern finance: financial markets, institutions and instruments. Focussing on the core elements of the subject, the author blends theory with real-life data, cases and numerical worked examples, linking the material to practice at just the right level of technical complexity. This new edition has updated data and cases throughout, ensuring that it is as up-to-date as possible in this fast-moving area. More assessment and self-test resources have been added to the book to help support students and lecturers. It is ideally suited to students at all levels who take economics, business and finance courses, as well as for those who want to understand the workings of the modern financial world. New to this Edition: - New case studies, including coverage of the Libor and foreign exchange rigging scandals, Bitcoin, the FinTech revolution and issues raised by Brexit - Fully updated data and relevant numerical examples - Coverage of derivatives such as futures, options and swaps - Extensive discussion of regulatory developments since the financial crisis - A companion website featuring teaching resources is available

Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation
Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation

Author: Colin Mayer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-09-29

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780521558532

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Financial intermediation is currently a subject of active research on both sides of the Atlantic. The integration of European financial markets, in particular, highlights several important issues. In this volume, derived from a joint CEPR conference with the Fundacion Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (BBV), leading academics from Europe and North America review 'state-of-the-art' theories of banking and financial intermediation and discuss their policy implications. The principal focus is on the risks of increased competition, the appropriate regulation of banks, and the differences between Anglo-American and Continental European forms of financial markets. Relationship banking, stock markets and banks, banking and corporate control, financial intermediation in Eastern Europe, monetary policy and the banking system, and financial intermediation and growth are also discussed.