This is the first study of five US banking panics of the Great Depression. Wicker's findings challenge many of the commonly held assumptions about the events of 1930 and 1931, and will be of use to monetary and financial historians and macroeconomists.
"Expanding upon the literature of new institutional economics, the first part of this study stresses the significance of imperfections in information, bankruptcy and banks. The second part examines the policy implications of the new paradigm emphasizing loanable fund demand and …
In a time of widespread crisis and uncertainty in the banking world, this interview-based book analyzes how bank management is reassessing strategic models. The current banking crisis has tested every dimension of banking and created maximum uncertainty for its future - yet bank…
In a time of widespread crisis and uncertainty in the banking world, this interview-based book analyzes how bank management is reassessing strategic models.
Der Zürcher Kommissar Eschenbach wird von einem Freund, dem Bankdirektor Jakob Banz, gebeten, das Verschwinden eines Bankmitarbeiters zu untersuchen. Als kurz darauf Banz ermordet wird, gerät seine enge Freundin Judith, eine IT-Fachfrau, unter Verdacht. Eschenbach ist von ihr fa…
This book is a complimentary follow-on book to Operational Risk Control with Basel II. While the previous book focuses on operational risk, Economic Capital Allocation provides an overview of credit risk within the context of the Basel II accords. The book provides: * comprehens…
