Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop reflections on the contribution that innovative research and proper methodology can give to the fight against financial and economic crime, mentioning some potential instances of concrete application deriving from the Italian financial...

Purpose – The paper aims to address regulators, enforcers and the academy, presenting reflections on some research‐driven innovative approaches, strategies and tools in the fight against financial and economic crime, with reference to some instances of concrete application deriving from the...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to stimulate a reflection on some issues concerning the measurement of the magnitude of money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of various research works devoted to the measurement of the volume of laundered funds is presented. Focussing...

Challenges facing central bankers are expertly examined and analyzed. The book explores monetary policy and financial crisis as well as insolvency, collective action clauses, international mediation, and management of central banks. The author has worked as an economist at the Monetary and...

As the global organisation of central banks, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has played a significant role in the momentous changes the international monetary and financial system has undergone over the past half century. This book offers a key contribution to understanding these...

1. The founding of the Bank for International Settlements : a "commercial bank," or a "bank for central banks"? -- 2. The Bank for International Settlements and central banks during the 1930s : another anti-depression measure -- 3. On the eve of Bretton Woods : the BIS during World War II -- 4....