Preface -- The post-crisis regulatory landscape : an overview -- Regulatory issues in the aftermath of the crisis -- Financial regulation as a response to corruption and fraud -- The war on regulation : REH, WC, GM and all that -- The efficient market hypothesis as a weapon of mass destruction...

Freier internationaler Kapitalverkehr kann eine Reihe von positiven Effekten auf die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung haben. Kapital wird in die produktivsten Investitionsprojekte gelenkt, Investitionsrisiken werden gestreut, neue Technologien verbreitet, und effiziente Finanzsysteme können sich...

Information costs and regulatory barriers are the main distinguishing features of international financial markets as compared to national financial markets. This paper presents a simple model of the impact of these factors on banks' cross-border activities and provides empirical evidence. Our...