This paper provides an introduction to the special issue on international lending of last resort. Starting from debates about rescue operations and unconventional policies of major central banks in the contexts of the Global Financial Crisis and the European Debt Crisis, it draws attention to...

Ein beträchtlicher Teil des von institutionellen Investoren (Pensionsfonds, Lebensversicherern u.a.) angelegten und an den internationalen Finanzmärkten bewegten Kapitals stammt aus Forderungen oder Besitz von Arbeitnehmern. Der vorliegende Beitrag erörtert die Frage, ob und inwieweit die...

It is a matter of debate in how far credit ratings contribute to allocative efficiency or to excessive volatility of asset prices and cross-border capital flows. Yet it is generally taken for granted that ratings play a significant role in the transnationalization of financial relations. This...