Whilst real estate capital became a driving force in analyses of urban development, urban land rent theory has made only very limited progress during the past decade. There are a number of reasons for this - such as a weak conceptualization of the role of political agency, for example. Hence, a...

Although the New Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) makes no direct reference to loan pricing and lending terms, it is widely held that Basel II does, in fact, impact on loan pricing. A survey among Austrian banks on loan pricing strategies after Basel II aimed to identify the potential effects of...

Krisenprozesse und Anti-Krisen-Politiken in Osteuropa sind sehr stark von der Form des Wachstumsmodells vor der Krise konditioniert worden. In Osteuropa ließen sich vor der aktuellen Krise zwei Grundmodelle wirtschaftlichen Wachstums unterscheiden: ein eher exportorientiertes Modell und ein...