Handbook of Financial Intermediation and Banking

Handbook of Financial Intermediation and Banking
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 605
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ISBN-10 : 9780080559926
ISBN-13 : 0080559921
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Book Synopsis Handbook of Financial Intermediation and Banking by : Anjan V. Thakor

Download or read book Handbook of Financial Intermediation and Banking written by Anjan V. Thakor and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-07-07 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of financial intermediation research has yielded a host of questions that have pushed "design" issues to the fore even as the boundary between financial intermediation and corporate finance has blurred. This volume presents review articles on six major topics that are connected by information-theoretic tools and characterized by valuable perspectives and important questions for future research. Touching upon a wide range of issues pertaining to the designs of securities, institutions, trading mechanisms and markets, industry structure, and regulation, this volume will encourage bold new efforts to shape financial intermediaries in the future. - Original review articles offer valuable perspectives on research issues appearing in top journals - Twenty articles are grouped by six major topics, together defining the leading research edge of financial intermediation - Corporate finance researchers will find affinities in the tools, methods, and conclusions featured in these articles


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