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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “robert m townsend”
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  • Distributed Ledgers

    Design and Regulation of Financial Infrastructure and Payment Systems

    by Robert M. Townsend ...
    An economic analysis of what distributed ledgers can do, examining key components and discussing applications in both developed and emerging market economies.Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to transform economic organization and financial structure. In this book, Robert Townsend steps back from the hype and controversy surrounding DLT (and the related, but not synonymous, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Inequality and Globalization

    Improving Measurement through Integrated Financial Accounts

    by Archawa Paweenawat, Robert M. Townsend ...
    Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
    A remedy for the gap between micro and macro data, making measures of inequality and national income consistent with each otherIncreasing inequality, the impact of globalization, and the disparate effects of financial regulation and innovation are extraordinarily important topics that fuel spirited policy debates. And yet the facts underlying these debates are of doubtful accuracy. In reality, as ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Households as Corporate Firms

    An Analysis of Household Finance Using Integrated Household Surveys and Corporate Financial Accounting

    by Krislert Samphantharak, Robert M. Townsend ...
    Series Book 46 - Econometric Society Monographs
    This investigation proposes a conceptual framework for measurement necessary for an analysis of household finance and economic development. The authors build on and, where appropriate, modify corporate financial accounts to create balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows for households in developing countries, using an integrated household survey. The authors also illustrate ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Financial Systems in Developing Economies

    Growth, Inequality and Policy Evaluation in Thailand

    by Robert M. Townsend ...
    Unique in its approach and in the variety of methods and data employed, this book is the first of its kind to provide an in-depth evaluation of the financial system of Thailand, a proto-typical Asian developing economy. Using a wealth of primary source qualitative and quantitative data, including survey data collected by the author, it evaluates the impact of specific financial institutions, ... Read more

    $73.79 USD

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    How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public

    by Lynn Stout ...
    An in-depth look at the trouble with shareholder value thinking and at better options for models of corporate purpose.Executives, investors, and the business press routinely chant the mantra that corporations are required to "maximize shareholder value." In this pathbreaking book, renowned corporate expert Lynn Stout debunks the myth that corporate law mandates shareholder primacy. Stout shows how ... Read more

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  • The Problem of Twelve

    When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything

    by John Coates ...
    The forces behind an economic and political crisis in the makingA “problem of twelve” arises when a small number of institutions acquire the means to exert outsized influence over the politics and economy of a nation.The Big Four index funds of Vanguard, State Street, Fidelity, and BlackRock control more than twenty percent of the votes of S&P 500 companies—a concentration of power that’s ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield

    New Priorities for the Global Investor

    by William W. Priest, Lindsay H. McClelland ...
    Praise for Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield"Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield provides a provocative solution to the profound paradigm shift now redefining valuation standards for markets around the globe. In commonsense terms, it defines how the investment community has begun the journey of shifting to the more dependable, robust metric of free cash flow."—Rob Brown, Chief Investment ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Balancing the Banks

    Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis

    by Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet, Jean Tirole ...
    Translated by Keith Tribe ...
    The financial crisis that began in 2007 in the United States swept the world, producing substantial bank failures and forcing unprecedented state aid for the crippled global financial system. Bringing together three leading financial economists to provide an international perspective, Balancing the Banks draws critical lessons from the causes of the crisis and proposes important regulatory reforms ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Interest Rate Cycles: An Introduction

    by Brian Romanchuk ...
    Monetary policy has increasingly become the focus of economists and investors. This report describes the factors driving interest rates across the economic cycle. Written by an experienced fixed income analyst, it explains in straightforward terms the theory that lies behind central bank thinking. Although monetary theory appears complex and highly mathematical, the text explains how decisions ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principles of Financial Regulation

    by John Armour, Dan Awrey, Paul Davies, Luca Enriques, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Colin Mayer, Jennifer Payne ...
    The financial crisis of 2007-9 revealed serious failings in the regulation of financial institutions and markets, and prompted a fundamental reconsideration of the design of financial regulation. As the financial system has become ever-more complex and interconnected, the pace of evolution continues to accelerate. It is now clear that regulation must focus on the financial system as a whole, but ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Making Money Work

    How to Rewrite the Rules of Our Financial System

    by Matt Sekerke, Steve H. Hanke ...
    The Global Financial Crisis broke the monetary system. Here's how to fix it.In Making Money Work: How to Rewrite the Rules of Our Financial System, Matt Sekerke and Steve H. Hanke deliver a rigorous and fascinating exploration of the monetary economy. You'll find a detailed and clear roadmap of how and why fiat money is created and destroyed, its connections to the broader economy, and the ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

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  • Global Bank Regulation

    Principles and Policies

    by Heidi Mandanis Schooner, Michael W. Taylor ...
    Global Bank Regulation: Principles and Policies covers the global regulation of financial institutions. It integrates theories, history, and policy debates, thereby providing a strategic approach to understanding global policy principles and banking. The book features definitions of the policy principles of capital regularization, the main justifications for prudent regulation of banks, the ... Read more

    $77.39 USD