Money, Credit, and Crises: Understanding the Modern Banking System by Nektarios

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To this end, this book provides a comprehensive and easy to read review of the banking sector, covering all issues related to commercial and investment banking and providing experienced as well as non-expert readers the opportunity to expand their knowledge on these topics.

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While paramount to the modern economy, understanding how the banking system works has been usually cast aside from overall economic education. Even in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, which has underlined the vital importance of banking in the economy, the workings of the sector remain a black box. To this end, this book provides a comprehensive and easy to read review of the banking sector, covering all issues related to commercial and investment banking and providing experienced as well as non-expert readers the opportunity to expand their knowledge on these topics. After going through the book, readers have the opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge regarding the commercial and investment functions of the banking sector and the ability to evaluate the potential outcome of policy actions.

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While paramount to the modern economy, understanding how the banking system works has been usually cast aside from overall economic education. Even in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, which has underlined the vital importance of banking in the economy, the workings of the sector remain a black box. To this end, this book provides a comprehensive and easy to read review of the banking sector, covering all issues related to commercial and investment banking and providing experienced as well as non-expert readers the opportunity to expand their knowledge on these topics. After going through the book, readers have the opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge regarding the commercial and investment functions of the banking sector and the ability to evaluate the potential outcome of policy actions. Nektarios Michail is a Senior Economist at the Department of Economic Analysis and Research at the Central Bank of Cyprus, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Economics and Management at the Cyprus University of Technology. He has previous experience in various positions in the finance industry, notably in brokers and investment funds, providing investment analysis on an array of financial instruments. Nektarios holds a PhD from the Cyprus University of Technology and his research, focusing on banking and economic policy as well as international and maritime economics, has been published in various academic journals.

Author Biography

Nektarios Michail is an Economist at the Department of Economic Analysis and Research at the Central Bank of Cyprus. He has previous experience in various positions in the finance industry, notably in brokers and investment funds, providing investment analysis on an array of financial instruments. Nektarios holds a PhD from the Cyprus University of Technology, where he taught for a number of years. His research, focusing on banking and economic policy as well as international and maritime economics, has been published in various academic journals.

Table of Contents

Part I: A History of Banking.- 1.A brief history of money and credit.- 2.Banking in the 20th Century.- Part II: How Banking Works.- 3.Money and Inflation.- 4.Money and Banking.- 5.Banking and the economy.- 6.Investment Banking.- 7.Banking in Crisis.- 8.Financial Instability.- Part III: Modern Banking.- 9.Securitization.- 10.Shadow Banking.- 11.Modern Crisis-Dealing Practices.- 12.Epilogue: The Future.

Feature

Explains how the banking sector works in a simplified, concise but complete and comprehensive way Elaborates on how the banking sector connects with the economy, how financial crises can arise, and the impact these can have Showcases how the banking system is expected to develop in the near future and the extent at which policymakers can have an impact Evaluates various policy suggestions that aim to make the banking system more robust Overviews how regulators could plan their actions in order to minimize the damage made by a crisis while simultaneously not affecting the economy's growth prospects

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Showcases how the banking system is expected to develop in the near future and the extent at which policymakers can have an impact. Evaluates various policy suggestions that aim to make the banking system more robust. Emphasizes how central banks (or other regulators) could plan their actions in order to minimize the damage made by a crisis while simultaneously not affecting the economy's growth prospects.

Details ISBN3030643832 Author Nektarios Michail Short Title Money, Credit, and Crises Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 3030643832 ISBN-13 9783030643836 Format Hardcover Subtitle Understanding the Modern Banking System DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-64384-3 Pages 251 Publication Date 2021-01-26 DEWEY 332.1 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland UK Release Date 2021-01-26 Edited by Steven Furnell Birth 1927 Death 1973 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Position journalist Qualifications S. J. Edition Description 1st ed. 2021 Alternative 9783030643867 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 18 Illustrations, color; 48 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 251 p. 66 illus., 18 illus. in color. We've got this

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