Central Bank balance sheet and real business cycles

Central Bank Balance Sheet and Real Business Cycles argues that a deeper comprehension of changes to the central bank balance sheet can lead to more effective policymaking. Any transaction engaged in by the central bank-issuing currency, conducting foreign exchange operations, investing its own funds, intervening ...

Blockchain, fintech, and islamic finance

building the future in the new islamic digital economy

While creating new forms (Shari'ah-compliant standards) to operationalize Islamic values and ethics into the current conventional economic system and banking products is crucial to sustain the Islamic economy as it is today, we also need to develop new strategies to cope with the next ...

Fintech in a flash

financial technology made easy

The financial services technology industry is booming and promises to change the way we manage our money online, disrupting the current landscape of the industry. Understanding fintech's many facets is the key to navigating the complex nuances of this global industry. Fintech in a ...

Reflections on ethics, freedom, welfare economics, policy, and the legacy of Austrian Economics

Reflections on Ethics, Freedom, Welfare Economics, Policy, and the Legacy of Austrian Economics comprises a variety of Kirzners essays on social thought. Kirzners intellectual interest and theories go beyond market process and entrepreneurship: they encompass several important topics that are vital to the existence of ...

Reform of the international monetary system

why and how?

An argument that a rules-based reform of the international monetary system, achieved by applying basic economic theory, would improve economic performance. In this book, the economist John Taylor argues that the apparent correlation of monetary policy decisions among different countries-largely the result of countries' concerns ...

The case for universal basic income

Advocated (and attacked) by commentators across the political spectrum, paying every citizen a basic income regardless of their circumstances sounds utopian. However, as our economies are transformed and welfare states feel the strain, it has become a hotly debated issue. In this compelling book, Louise ...

The infidel and the professor

David Hume, Adam Smith, and the friendship that shaped modern thought

The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships-and how it influenced modern thought David Hume is arguably the most important philosopher ever to have written in English, but during his lifetime he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his religious skepticism and deemed ...

The code of capital

how the Law creates wealth and inequality

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealth Capital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates ...

Patient capital

the challenges and promises of long-term investing

How to overcome barriers to the long-term investments that are essential for solving the world's biggest problems There has never been a greater need for long-term investments to tackle the world's most difficult problems, such as climate change and decaying infrastructure. And it ...

Democratic capitalism at the crossroads

technological change and the future of politics

An incisive history of the changing relationship between democracy and capitalism The twentieth century witnessed the triumph of democratic capitalism in the industrialized West, with widespread popular support for both free markets and representative elections. Today, that political consensus appears to be breaking down, disrupted ...

The wealth of religions

the political economy of believing and belonging

How religious beliefs and practices can influence the wealth of nations Which countries grow faster economically-those with strong beliefs in heaven and hell or those with weak beliefs in them? Does religious participation matter? Why do some countries experience secularization while others are religiously vibrant ...

Game-theoretic foundations for probability and finance

Glenn Shafer and Vladimir Vovk’s Probability and Finance, published in 2001, showed that perfect-information games can be used to define mathematical probability. Based on fifteen years of further research, Game-Theoretic Foundations for Probability and Finance presents a mature view of the foundational role game ...

Una economía decente en la Era de la Globalización

¿Se puede participar con decencia en la vida económica y ser exitoso? Desde que en 1990 propuso una ética común de la humanidad en Proyecto de una ética mundial, Hans Küng se ha venido ocupando con los problemas de la actividad económica justa. Tras la ...

Resiste

pequeñas ideas para cambiar el mundo

Vivimos en la vorágine del desastre (calentamiento global, desigualdades sociales, aumento del nivel de basura, etc.) ¿Estamos a tiempo de hacer algo? ¿Por dónde empezar? Los especialistas coinciden en que tenemos poco tiempo para reaccionar. En este pequeño pero incisivo y práctico libro, el autor ...

Master the markets

aprendiendo un enfoque profesional de trading e inversión bajo las ideas del "Volume spread analysis"

El comportamiento de la bolsa parece simple y, como cualquier otro mercado que opere en libertad, se mueve en función de la oferta y la demanda: si hay más compradores que vendedores la bolsa sube y si hay más vendedores que compradores la bolsa baja ...

Cosechas especulativas

financiarización, alimentación y agricultura

Este libro nos ofrece una perspectiva detallada de los vínculos entre los sistemas alimentario y financiero, ofreciendo una mayor claridad sobre este tema, gracias al uso de un vocabulario cotidiano y ejemplos concretos. Examina los mecanismos mediante los cuales los procesos de financiarización han transformado ...

Breve historia de la Economía

¿Cuáles son las causas de la pobreza? ¿Son inevitables las crisis cíclicas en una economía de mercado? ¿Es beneficiosa la intervención del Estado en la economía o, por el contrario, es fuente de problemas? Aunque las respuestas a estas preguntas básicas nos conciernen a todos ...

El pequeño libro del cuidado del planeta

Lleno de datos para entender lo que está sucediendo, El pequeño libro del cuidado del planeta quiere poner en relieve lo que los humanos están haciendo para cargarse el medioambiente: desde la polución a la deforestación, pasando por la contaminación plástica.

Blockchain, bitcoin y criptomonedas

bases conceptuales y aplicaciones prácticas

Desde la aparición de las tecnologías de registros distribuidos (DLT), como blockchain, muchas empresas han comenzado a invertir en ella para adaptar sus negocios a las nuevas tendencias que están impulsando los mercados. Esta tecnología ha demostrado ser valiosa para muchas industrias diferentes: salud, logística ...

Transporte de mercancías por carretera

Este libro reúne todos los conocimientos necesarios para conseguir el certificado de competencia profesional de transportista de mercancías por carretera, nacional e internacional. Los capítulos de este libro están actualizados según los programas del Ministerio de Fomento y el Reglamento de la Ley de Ordenación ...