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The green paradox : a supply-side approach to global warming
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ISBN: 9780262016681 0262016680 9786613448934 0262301369 1283448939 9780262301367 9781283448932 6613448931 0262300583 Year: 2012 Publisher: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press,

Can Germany be saved ? The malaise of the world's first welfare state
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ISBN: 9780262195584 0262195585 9780262512602 9786612098581 0262283700 1282098586 Year: 2007 Publisher: Cambridge: MIT Press,

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A prominent economist argues in this German bestseller that Germany can rescue its sluggish economy by transforming its social welfare system and reforming its labor market and tax structure, offering insights into economic dilemmas experienced by all advanced economies in a time of globalization.

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Competition, Unfair --- Foreign trade and employment --- Labor laws and legislation --- Labor market --- Germany --- Economic conditions --- 338 <430> --- 331.31 --- 380.23 --- DE / Germany - Duitsland - Allemagne --- -Labor market --- -Foreign trade and employment --- -Competition, Unfair --- -330.943 --- Economische situatie. Economische structuur van bepaalde landen en gebieden. Economische geografie. Economische produktie.economische produkten. Economische diensten--Duitsland --- Economisch beleid. --- Vorming van internationale prijzen. Internationale gelijkheden en verschillen. Concurrentievermogen. --- -338 <430> --- Competition --- Competition law --- Fair trade --- Unfair competition --- Unfair trade practices --- Commercial crimes --- Commercial law --- Industrial property --- Torts --- Advertising laws --- Employment and foreign trade --- Commerce --- International trade --- Labor supply --- Investments, Foreign, and employment --- Trade adjustment assistance --- Employees --- Market, Labor --- Supply and demand for labor --- Markets --- Employment law --- Industrial relations --- Labor law --- Labor standards (Labor law) --- Work --- Working class --- Industrial laws and legislation --- Social legislation --- Law and legislation --- Effect of international trade on --- Supply and demand --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- -Economic policy and planning (general) --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- 330.943 --- Economisch beleid --- Vorming van internationale prijzen. Internationale gelijkheden en verschillen. Concurrentievermogen --- Labor laws and legislation - Germany --- Labor market - Germany --- Foreign trade and employment - Germany --- Competition, Unfair - Germany --- Germany - Economic conditions - 1990 --- -Labor laws and legislation


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Casino capitalism : how the financial crisis came about and what needs to be done now
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ISBN: 9780199588275 0199588279 9786613348401 1283348403 0191613010 9780191613012 0191625078 Year: 2010 Publisher: Oxford: Oxford university press,

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In Casino Capitalism Hans-Werner Sinn examines the causes of the banking crisis, points out the flaws in the economic rescue packages, and presents a master plan for the reform of financial markets. Sinn argues that the crisis came about because limited liability induced both Wall Street and Main Street to gamble with real estate properties. He meticulously describes the process of lending to American homeowners and criticizes both the process of securitizing and selling mortgage claims to the world, as well as the poor job rating agencies did in providing transparency. He argues that the American Dream has ended because the world now realizes that this dream was built on loans that are never likely to be repaid. Sinn also asserts that the banking crisis has not yet been resolved, because the necessary write-offs of toxic assets have largely been swept under the carpet. Comparing actual worldwide write-offs with those estimated by the IMF estimates, he concludes that substantial parts, if not most, of the true losses have yet to be revealed and that the banking systems of many countries are on the brink of insolvency. In view of this, he directs sharp criticism at the various economic rescue packages, arguing that the plans assume that banks have a liquidity problem while, in fact, they suffer from a solvency crisis. Sinn points out that the conflict between the goals of rescuing banks in the short term and inducing more prudent behaviour in the long term requires the government to help the banks, but not their shareholders, by becoming a temporary co-owner. In addition, he calls for higher equity requirements, a worldwide return to more cautious accounting methods, a ban on extremely speculative short selling, and strict regulations on conduits, hedge funds and credit default swaps. This authoritative account provides an invaluable overview for academics, students, policymakers, politicians, and all those with an interest in the unprecedented 2008 banking crisis.

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Private finance --- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Banks and banking --- Government policy --- Economics --- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. --- Social responsibility of business. --- Government policy. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- AA / International- internationaal --- 333.17 --- 333.101 --- 333.139.2 --- -330.90511 --- 332.042 --- Agricultural banks --- Banking --- Banking industry --- Commercial banks --- Depository institutions --- Finance --- Financial institutions --- Money --- Global Economic Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Subprime Mortgage Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Financial crises --- Crises, saneringen en hervormingen van het bankwezen. --- Banksysteem en bankstelsel. --- Bankcontrole en -reglementering. Reglementering van het bankberoep. --- E-books --- Social responsibility of business --- 330.90511 --- Business --- Corporate accountability --- Corporate responsibility --- Corporate social responsibility --- Corporations --- CSR (Corporate social responsibility) --- Industries --- Social responsibility, Corporate --- Social responsibility of industry --- Business ethics --- Issues management --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Banksysteem en bankstelsel --- Bankcontrole en -reglementering. Reglementering van het bankberoep --- Crises, saneringen en hervormingen van het bankwezen --- Social responsibility --- Social aspects --- Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) --- 2008-2009 --- Banks and banking - Government policy --- Banks And Banking --- Financial Crises --- Business & Economics


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The Euro trap : on bursting bubbles, budgets, and beliefs
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ISBN: 9780198702139 0198702132 Year: 2014 Publisher: Oxford: Oxford university press,

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Economic decisions under uncertainty
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ISBN: 0444863877 9780444863874 Year: 1983 Volume: 32 Publisher: Amsterdam: North-Holland,


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Capital income taxation and resource allocation
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ISBN: 0444702083 9780444702081 Year: 1987 Volume: 35 Publisher: Amsterdam: North-Holland,

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Economic decisions under uncertainty
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ISBN: 3790804363 3642615473 9783790804362 Year: 1989 Publisher: Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag,

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The Fundamental Issues Involved Why do we need a theory of uncertainty? It is a fact that almost all man's economic decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty, but this fact alone does not provide a strong enough argument for making the effort necessary to generalize ordinary preference theory designed for a world of perfect certainty. In accordance with Occam's Razor, the mathematician may well welcome a generalization of assumptions even if it does not promise more than a restatement of known results. The economist, however, will only be well disposed towards making the effort if he can expect to achieve new insights and interesting results, for he is interested in the techniques necessary for the generalization only as means to an end, not as ends in themselves. A stronger reason for developing a theory of uncertainty, therefore, seems to be the fact that there are kinds of economic activities to which the non-stochastic preference theory has no access or has access only through highly artificial constructions. Such activities include portfolio decisions of wealth holders, speculation, and insurance. These will be considered in detail in the last chapter of the book. The main purpose of this book, however, is not to apply a theory of uncertainty to concrete economic problems, the purpose rather is to formulate such a theory.

The new systems competition
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ISBN: 9780631219521 0631219528 063121951X Year: 2003 Publisher: Malden: Blackwell,

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Competition between companies tends to be beneficial for the general public, but is this also true for competition between States in a world with global financial markets, low transport costs, and increasing migration? In this book, Sinn provides a solid economic analysis of the competitive forces at work and addresses how we should organize competition between systems so they will enhance the efficiency of these systems, as opposed to acting destructively on them.Provides a thorough economic analysis of the competitive forces at work between nations and governments.Analyzes a wide


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Risk-taking, limited liability, and the banking crisis : selected reprints
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ISBN: 3885124823 9783885124825 Year: 2009 Publisher: Munich: Ifo Institute for Economic Research,


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The economics of target balances : from Lehman to Corona
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ISBN: 3030501701 3030501698 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan,

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"Though not initially expected or understood large movements in target balances at Eurozone Central Banks turned out to be a central essential feature of enabling the euro-system to survive a series of major shocks. In this beautifully and magisterially written book, Sinn describes clearly how this complex system has operated, and the several problems that this has entailed. An essential read for anyone interested in the workings of the euro-system." - Charles Goodhart, Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at the London School of Economics (LSE) “This excellent book, which deeply improves the understanding of the topic of Target balances, comes at a crucial moment in European history where due to the Corona-Crisis substantial reforms in the institutional organization of the Euro-Area and the EU will become necessary. It will help policy makers and academics when facing this enormous challenge. The book is rooted in theoretical economic principles and does not reflect a mere dogmatic or political view of the issue.” - Frank Westermann, Professor of Economics and director of the Institute of Empirical Economic Research, Osnabrück University, Germany “This book is a must-read for anybody interested in the working and the problems of the eurosystem. The author analyses the developments which are reflected in a seemingly pure technical issue. Pervasive, stringent, just brilliant.” - Otmar Issing, President of the Center for Financial Studies and former member of the ECB Executive Board (1998-2006) Target balances are the largest single item in some of the balance sheets of the Eurosystem’s national central banks (NCBs), and yet very little is known about them by the general public and even by economists. This book shows that Target balances measure overdraft credits between the NCBs that resemble ordinary fiscal credit and which have grown disproportionately, exceeding one billion euros. There is, however, no parliamentary legitimation for the Target balances. The book sheds light on the economic significance of the balances, questions their limitlessness, and addresses controversial views that have been expressed regarding them. It uses the Target statistics to analyze the course of the euro crisis and the ECB’s policy reactions from the time of the Lehman bankruptcy up to the outbreak of the Corona crisis. It analyses the credit risks involved for the Eurosystem and concludes with a reform proposal. This book will be of interest to non-specialist economists and policy makers.

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