Introduction -- Why didn't the EU-wide stress tests receive a better reaction? -- Operational features and evolution of the US and EU-wide tests -- Criticisms of stress-testing methodology and of the measurement of bank capital -- Criticism of the height of the target capital ratio in stress...

Overview -- A survey of literature on optimal capital requirements for banks -- Testing the Modigliani-Miller theorem of capital structure irrelevance -- For banks -- Benefits and costs of higher capital requirements for banks -- Total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) for large banks -- A critical...

Individuals drive the global distribution of income and consumption -- Macroeconomic and demographic driving factors -- Global income distribution-past, present, future -- Ensuing shifts in consumption patterns worldwide -- Infrastructure needs -- Implications for public policies -- World on the...

Introduction : "Trade deals aren't for what you think they are for" -- Overview: tpp highlights and low lights -- Quantitative assessment of the TPP-- Market access and sectoral issues -- Intellectual property rights -- New issues/innovative areas -- Investor-state dispute settlement -- General...

1. Economic Effect of Inward FDI on the United States: Old Apprehensions, New Evidence/ 1. - 2. Rationale and Motivation for FDI: Why Do Foreign Companies Invest in the United States?/ 17 . - 3. Chinese FDI in the United States/ 33. - 4. FDI and National Security: Separating Legitimate Threats...

Introduction -- Alternatives to LCRS -- Survey and case studies -- Healthcare sector in Brazil -- Wind turbines in Canada -- The automobile industry in China -- Solar cells and modules in India -- Oil and gas in Nigeria -- Not buying it: buy American/buy America -- Conclusions and recommendations