Can Leading Indicators Assess Country Vulnerability? Evidence from the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis
This paper investigates whether leading indicators can help explain the cross-country incidence of the 2008-09 financial crisis.
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The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans
We document the loan provisions in 401(k) savings plans and how participants use 401(k) loans.
The ECB’s Three Mistakes in the Greek Crisis and How to Get Sovereign Debt Right in the Future
By now just about everybody agrees that the European bailout of Greece has failed (see for example Darvas et al. 2011). The debt will have to be restructured.
Oversight is a Many-Splendored Thing: Choice and Proportionality in Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions
Book Abstract: The Handbook of Microfinance showcases an expansive collection of works from leading academics and field practitioners.
Diagnosis: Origins of the Crisis: Comments
Book abstract: The financial crisis of 2008 raised crucial questions regarding the effectiveness of the way the United States regulates financial markets. What caused the crisis?
Review of Improving Access to Financial Services in Indonesia, World Bank, and Enhancing Access to Finance for Indonesian Overseas Migrant Workers: Evidence from a Survey of Three Provinces, World Ban
New Directions in Financial Services Regulation
The financial crisis of 2008 raised crucial questions regarding the effectiveness of the way the United States regulates financial markets. What caused the crisis?
The Crisis of 2008 and Financial Services Regulation
Book abstract: The financial crisis of 2008 raised crucial questions regarding the effectiveness of the way the United States regulates financial markets. What caused the crisis?
Review of Restructuring of State-Owned Financial Institutions: Lessons from Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Why it Worked: Critical Success Factors of a Financial Reform Project in Africa
Little is written about the critical success factors that make or break a project implementing a public financial management reform in Africa.
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