The Origin of Financial Crises (Cooper George)(Paperback)

The Origin of Financial Crises (Cooper George)(Paperback)

'The Origin of Financial Crises' provides a compelling analysis of the forces behind the recent economic crisis. In a series of disarmingly simple arguments George Cooper challenges the core principles of today's economic orthodoxy, explaining why financial markets do not obey the efficient market

Crashed - How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World (Tooze Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Stress Test - Reflections on Financial Crises (Geithner Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes

The Evolution of Eu Law (Craig Paul)(Paperback)

This last decade has been particularly turbulent for the EU. Beset by crises - the financial crisis, the rule of law crisis, the migration crisis, Brexit, and the pandemic - European Law has had to adapt and change in a way not previously seen. First published in 1999, the goal then was to reflect

A History of Big Recessions in the Long Twentieth Century (Solimano Andrs)(Paperback)

This book examines the array of financial crises, slumps, depressions and recessions that happened around the globe during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It covers events including World War I, hyperinflation and market crashes in the 1920s, the Great Depression of the 1930s,

The Passage to Europe: How a Continent Became a Union (Van Middelaar Luuk)(Paperback)

The untold story of the crises and compromises that united a continent As financial turmoil in Europe preoccupies political leaders and global markets, it becomes more important than ever to understand the forces that underpin the European Union, hold it together and drive it forward. This timely

Macroeconomics in Times of Liquidity Crises - Searching for Economic Essentials (Calvo Guillermo A.)(Pevná vazba)

An examination of Liquidity Crunch in triggering and characterizing financial crises.Since the subprime mortgage crisis that began in 2007, advanced economies have felt a nagging sense of insecurity. In parallel, the profession has witnessed phenomena that are alien to mainstream macroeconomic

Bailouts or Bail-Ins?: Responding to Financial Crises in Emerging Economies (Roubini Nouriel)(Paperback)

Roughly once a year, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the US treasury secretary and in some cases the finance ministers of other G-7 countries will get a call from the finance minister of a large emerging market economy. The emerging market finance minister will indicate

Crisis Economics - A Crash Course in the Future of Finance (Roubini Nouriel)(Paperback / softback)

Financial crises are not unpredictable 'black swans', but an inherent part of capitalism. Only by remaking our financial systems to acknowledge this, can we get out of the mess we're in. Will there be another recession, and if so what shape? When will the next bubble occur? And what can we do about

This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (Reinhart Carmen M.)(Paperback)

A comprehensive look at international financial crises that puts more recent economic meltdowns into perspective Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing--and recovering--their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the

The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients--The Most Inspiring Book on Wealth Ever Written (Clason George S.)(Paperback)

Beloved by millions, George S. Clason's timeless classic reveals the financial principles that hold the key to personal wealth. THE SUCCESS SECRETS OF THE ANCIENTS--AN ASSURED ROAD TO HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Countless readers have been helped by the famous 'Babylonian parables,' hailed as the

Closer (Cooper Dennis)(Paperback)

Physically beautiful and strangely passive, George Miles becomes the object of his friends' passions and, one after another, they ransack him for love or anything else they can trust in the vacuum of middle America. What they find assaults the senses as it engages the mind, in a novel that explores

Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering - Using Derivatives to Manage Risk (Galitz Lawrence)(Paperback / softback)

The Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering clearly explains the tools of financial engineering, showing you the formulas behind the tools, illustrating how they are applied, priced and hedged. All applications in this book are illustrated with fully-worked practical examples, and

Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises (Geithner Timothy F.)(Paperback)

New York Times BestsellerWashington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times BestsellerStress Test is the story of Tim Geithner's education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama's secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped

Demon of Our Own Design P (Bookstaber Richard)(Paperback)

Inside markets, innovation, and risk Why do markets keep crashing and why are financial crises greater than ever before? As the risk manager to some of the leading firms on Wall Street-from Morgan Stanley to Salomon and Citigroup-and a member of some of the world's largest hedge funds, from Moore

Financial Stability Without Central Banks (Selgin George a.)(Paperback)

' This publication is based on research that forms part of the Paragon Initiative.' -- page facing title

Wicked! (Cooper Jilly)(Paperback / softback)

His reasons for doing so are purely financial, but he is encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks, who has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: Patterns, Proteins and Peace: A Life in Science (Ferry Georgina)(Paperback)

*Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and the Marsh Biography Award*The definitive biography of chemist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, the only British woman to win a Nobel prize in the sciences to date. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994) was passionate in her quest to understand the molecules of the

Doughnut Economics - Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (Raworth Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Economics is broken, and the planet is paying the price.Unforeseen financial crises. Extreme wealth inequality. Relentless pressure on the environment. Can we go on like this? Is there an alternative?In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth lays out the seven deadly mistakes of economics

Alice Cooper(Paperback / softback)

Alice Cooper: Golf Monster is the full account of how Cooper became one of the biggest rock stars on the

Financial Econometrics: Models and Methods (Linton Oliver)(Paperback)

This is a thorough exploration of the models and methods of financial econometrics by one of the world's leading financial econometricians and is for students in economics, finance, statistics, mathematics, and engineering who are interested in financial applications. Based on courses taught around

Financial Technology: Case Studies in Fintech Innovation (Pedersen Niels)(Paperback)

With the continued success of fintech (financial technology) businesses around the world, financial services are becoming increasingly de-centralized, personalized, and automated. This new textbook strikes a balance between academic depth and commercial relevance in examining the advantages and

Timewaster Diaries - A Year in the Life of Robin Cooper (Cooper Robin)(Paperback / softback)

The brilliantly funny debut novel by 'Robin Cooper', star of the bestselling Timewaster books* 'Hilarious and surprising: like a squid with glasses' DAVID

The Devil's Financial Dictionary (Zweig Jason)(Paperback)

Your Survival Guide to the Hades of Wall Street The Devil's Financial Dictionary skewers the plutocrats and bureaucrats who gave us exploding mortgages, freakish risks, and banks too big to fail. And it distills the complexities, absurdities, and pomposities of Wall Street into plain truths and