Finance

The term Fintech is a combination of the words “financial” and “technology,” which is now a real business need. However, there are limited books co...

From the depths of the Great Depression, Ben and Gerome Stefanski were driven by a mission to help people achieve the American Dream of homeownersh...

In the wake of the global financial crisis, Heads or Tails answers the question: what changes should financial institutions undergo to ensure relia...

This book, first published in 1992, explores the role of the Federal Reserve System in the Great Depression. Several theories of the causes of the ...

This book examines the history of what became one of Portugal’s largest banks, the Caixa Geral de Depósitos. The bank was founded in 1876 by the st...

The literature on environmental politics and regional governance has mainly been dedicated to the role played by the European Union (EU). The analy...

Ecotaxation covers two distinct ideas. To date, it has largely been associated with the 'polluter pays' principle, in the form of correctional char...

This is a collection of 21 articles that deal with the frontiers in financial theory of economics. Most aspects of finance are covered - domestic c...

This book analyses the logic of applying the American Post-Keynesian economist Hyman Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis (FIH) to the financi...

This study examines how the shared cultural values of employees in a Polish firm influence management attempts top transform organizational practic...

With the emergence of a truly global marketplace, regions now face far greater competition in attracting outside investment, and multinational comp...

This book contains 17 articles on stochastic processes (stochastic calculus and Malliavin calculus, functionals of Brownian motions and Lévy proces...

This series focuses on topics such as international financial markets, pricing options on foreign assets and the ECU as the financing currency. Thi...

Between 1875 and 1900, the assets of trust companies in New York City grew at a compound annual rate of 9.6%, compared with 4.1% for national banks...

First published in 1999. The present study does not challenge the argument that a managerial revolution occurred. It does modify the significance o...

Part of a series which focuses on advances in futures and options research, this volume discusses a variety of topics in the field of advances in f...

This book deals directly with the risk/return multiple trade-offs coming out of the closely intertwined relationship between banking and real estat...

"Advances in Taxation" publishes articles dealing with all aspects of taxation. Articles can address tax policy issues at the federal, state, local...

This critique of Reaganomics attempts to provide alternatives to both the supply experiments of the 1980s and neoliberal strategies of austerity. I...

A class of highly mathematical algorithms works with three-dimensional (3D) data known as graphs. Our research challenge focuses on applying these ...

This is the 16th volume in a series examining research in finance.

In finance, understanding investors and their motivations is key for any business and policy-maker. Analyzing financial decisions and investor beha...

Barely two decades after the Asian financial crisis Asia was suddenly confronted with multiple challenges originating outside the region: the 2008 ...

This volume covers such topics as financial distress and capital structure choice; optimal capital structure and valuation of the firm in multiperi...

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century. There are reprints of t...

The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) maintains that all relevant information is fully and immediately reflected in stock prices and that investors...

Every consumer in a modern economy is indirectly exposed to the work of a price reporting agency (PRA) each time they fill up their car, take a fli...

Every consumer in a modern economy is indirectly exposed to the work of a price reporting agency (PRA) each time they fill up their car, take a fli...

This book delves into the essential concepts and technologies of acquiring systems. It fills the gap left by manuals and standards and provides pra...

The papers in this volume were presented at three invited sessions at the annual meeting of the Western Economic Association in Lake Tahoe, Nevada ...

Managing Finance is developed from tried and tested materials that are easy to read and work is written from a managerial perspective for general m...

This book analyzes in depth all major derivatives debacles of the last half century including the multi-billion losses and/or bankruptcy of Metallg...

In the collective psyche, a financier is a capitalist. In managerial capitalism, the notion of the ‘manager’ emerged, and the role of the manager w...

Companies can no longer expect to engage in dubious or unethical corporate behaviour without risking their reputation and damaging, perhaps irrevoc...

In this book Miroslav Beblavý, who has been involved in policy-making at the highest level in his country, offers a detailed study of monetary poli...

The Chinese economy is growing at an unprecedented speed, and one of the emerging trends is angel investment. It is an area with tremendous potenti...

This volume contains contemporary analysis of three key developments in financial economics: financial integration; the dynamics of financial marke...

This book brings together empirical evidences and theoretical perspectives to provide a comprehensive overview of the microfinance sector in India....

Practical and powerful improvements for value investorsBuying undervalued shares and selling when the price is many times greater has a natural app...

Islamic banking and economics (IBE) is a fast-growing subject of vital interest in both East and West as Muslims change their attitudes towards inv...

One thousand years ago, a handful of dynamic medieval city states developed trade at the frontier of capitalism. Their unique commercial ambition l...

First published in 1983, this book provides a detailed look at the OPEC nations’ changing roles in the world oil market as they expanded their part...

First Published in 1998. The Federal Reserve System, the nation's central bank, is directed by statute to maintain maximum employment, stable price...

Advances in Financial Economics publishes peer reviewed quality manuscripts on any aspects of financial economics including corporate finance, fina...

Service activities such as banking, insurance, telecommunications, business auditing, distribution, trading, and other services have been at the fo...

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century. There are reprints of t...

The Crisis Management Cycle is the first holistic, multidisciplinary introduction to the dynamic field of crisis management theory and practice. By...