European Financial Markets and Institutions

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-88299-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 1015 g

Written for undergraduate and graduate students of finance, economics and business, this textbook provides a fresh analysis of the European financial system. Combining theory, empirical data and policy, it examines and explains financial markets, financial infrastructures, financial institutions, and challenges in the domain of financial supervision and competition policy. Key features: • Designed specifically for courses on European financial integration • Clear signposting and presentation of text with learning objectives, boxes for key concepts and theories, chapter overviews and suggestions for further reading • Broad coverage of European financial system – markets, infrastructure and institutions • Explains the ongoing process of financial integration, in particular the impact of the euro • Examines financial systems of new member states • Uses up-to-date European data throughout A companion website will be available with exercises and freely downloadable solutions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haan, Jakob de

Oosterloo, Sander

Schoenmaker, Dirk

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of boxes; List of figures; List of tables; List of countries; List of abbreviations; Preface; Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. Functions of the financial system; 2. European financial integration: origins and history; Part II. Financial Markets: 3. European financial markets; 4. The economics of financial integration; 5. Financial infrastructures; Part III. Financial Institutions: 6. The role of institutional investors; 7. European banks; 8. The financial system of the new member states; 9. European insurers and financial conglomerates; Part IV. Policies for the Financial Sector: 10. Financial regulation and supervision; 11. Financial stability; 12. European competition policy; References; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Haan, Jakob de
Jakob de Haan is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Groningen. He is also Scientific Director of SOM, the graduate school and research institute of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen.

Oosterloo, Sander
Sander Oosterloo is Senior Policy Advisor at the Netherlands Ministry of Finance. He received his PhD from the University of Groningen and is affiliated with its Faculty of Economics and Business.

Schoenmaker, Dirk
Dirk Schoenmaker is Professor of Finance, Banking and Insurance at the VU University Amsterdam. He is also Dean of the Duisenberg School of Finance at Amsterdam. Before that, he was Deputy Director of Financial Markets Policy at the Netherlands Ministry of Finance.