A framework for two macro policy instruments: Money and banking combined
Teaser: The way in which monetary policy, macroprudential policy, and microprudential regulation of banks should be organised and conducted is a major, as yet unresolved, issue. In CEPR Policy Insight...
View ArticleThe Future of Banking - a new VoxEU.org eBook
Long Title: The Future of Banking - a new VoxEU.org eBook Teaser: For better or worse, banking is back in the headlines. From the desperate efforts of crisis-struck Eurozone governments to the Occupy...
View ArticleHow to solve the crisis – and what to do about banks
Teaser: Thorsten Beck talks to Viv Davies about the recently published Vox eBook on ‘The Future of Banking’ – a collection of essays by leading European and US economists that provide solutions to the...
View ArticleTime to set banking regulation right
Long Title: Time to set banking regulation right Teaser: Excessive risk-taking by large banks was among the main causes of the 2008–09 financial crisis. This column argues that the antidote to...
View ArticleBanking union instead of Eurobonds – disentangling sovereign and banking crises
Long Title: Banking union instead of Eurobonds – disentangling sovereign and banking crises Teaser: After more than two years of efforts and innumerable emergency summits, the Eurozone crisis shows...
View ArticleLender regulation and the mortgage crisis
Long Title: Lender regulation and the mortgage crisis Teaser: Ever since the recent mortgage crisis, calls for tighter regulation on lenders have been widespread. But would stricter supervision and...
View ArticleTrue independence for the ECB: Triggering power - no more, no less
Long Title: True independence for the ECB: Triggering power - no more, no less Teaser: As governments and the EU wring their hands over banking reform, a fragile system remains in place. This column...
View ArticleMarket-based bank capital regulation
Long Title: Market-based bank capital regulation Teaser: Today’s regulatory rules – especially the ineffective capital requirements – have led to costly bank failures. This column proposes a new,...
View ArticleBanking union: ECB independence at risk?
Long Title: Single supervision and resolution rules: Is ECB independence at risk? Teaser: During the Great Moderation, central banks focused on price stability, and independence was seen as crucial to...
View ArticleA minimalist approach to fiscal oversight
Long Title: A minimalist approach to fiscal oversight Teaser: Germany’s newly established Advisory Council – tasked with monitoring compliance with the constitutionally mandated balanced budget rule –...
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