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Victoria Ivashina is the Lovett-Learned Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School. Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School and the author of, among other books, Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed-and What to Do about It (Princeton).
How to overcome barriers to the long-term investments that are essential for solving the...
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Governments around the world increasingly support the rich companies. People vote parties in the elections and expect more prosperity, but governments still move money from people to rich companies. For poor people, governments have no money. Governments are increasingly indebted and giving this money to rich companies through overpriced government orders. This book describes how to change the system of a society so, that people will have more money...
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"Winner of the 2017 Gold Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards" "One of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2017" "One of Project Syndicate's Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Jean Pisani-Ferry)" "One of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2016" "One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016" "One of The Economist's Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016" Markus K. Brunnermeier is the Edwards S. Sanford Professor...
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"Managing Finance in a Digital World: CIMA CGMA Operational Level" is an enlightening guide that explores the transformative role of finance in today's digital era. Tailored for exams from January 2024 to January 2025, this book is a treasure trove for students and professionals alike, seeking to understand how the finance function is evolving in the face of rapid technological advancements.The book begins by delving into the essence of the finance...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) était banquier et journaliste en Grande-Bretagne. Il a dix-huit ans, en 1844, lorsque est entreprise la réforme monétaire qui donne à la Banque d'Angleterre le monopole d'émission des billets et oblige celle-ci à régler strictement ses émissions sur son encaisse or, ce qu'on désigne aujourd'hui comme un currency board.
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Do you believe Chicago is broke? Me, neither. I set out to prove by assembling a great team of Chicago experts to write short articles on how can can save and generate MAJOR revenues for Chicago. Revenues that are progressive, sustainable and NOT wrung from those who can least afford to pay. Our goal is to influence the discussions around Chicago's budget and her future.
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Disaster events impact Asia and the Pacific more than any other region in the world. In light of current and future climate and disaster risks, there is an urgent need to address the region's underinvestment in disaster risk and reduction. This publication aims to guide policy makers and other stakeholders on how to scale up disaster risk reduction financing in developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank. It provides an overview of financing...
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Dirk Philipsen is a German- and American-trained professor of economic history at the Sanford School of Public Policy and a senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, both at Duke University.
The story of GDP and why we need a better measurement of growth
In one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While...
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This is the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe became one of the world's major tax havens. From global corporations such as Apple and Google, to investment bankers and mainstream politicians, those taking advantage of Ireland's pro-business tax laws and shadow banking system have amassed untold riches at enormous social cost to ordinary people at home and abroad.
Tax Haven Ireland uncovers the central players in this process and exposes...
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"One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books of 2016" Peter Conti-Brown is assistant professor of legal studies and business ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the coeditor of When States Go Broke and Research Handbook on Central Banking.
An in-depth look at the history, leadership, and structure of the Federal Reserve Bank
The independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial...
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"From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive -- and why it doesn't have to be. Uwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond. Famously bipartisan, he advised presidents and Congress on health reform and originated central features of the Affordable Care Act. In Priced Out, Reinhardt offers an engaging and enlightening...
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