Special Issue of Comparative Economic Studies

On February 1, 2013, the European Center for Corporate Engagement (ECCE) in cooperation with the Institute of Global Business & Society (GLOBUS) and NWO hosted a symposium on “Global Banking, Financial Stability, and Post-Crisis Policy Challenges”. In its June 2014 edition,Comparative Economic Studies has dedicated a special issue to the symposium.

This one-day symposium brought together leading experts and practitioners from academia, industry and regulatory bodies with these major intentions: First, to discuss recent advances in research on banking globalization and financial stability. Second, to exchange views on urgent policy and regulatory issues to balance the cost and benefits of global banking. Third, to make these views visible to a broader audience in the profession as well as to policy makers and an interested civil society. For details on the symposium, click here.

In the June 2014 special issue of Comparative Economic Studies, the panelists reflect on the symposium discussions and share their views on the lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 with the broader audience in the profession as well as with policy makers and an interested civil society. Special thanks are due to CES and the CES editors, in particular Professor Paul Wachtel, to make this special issue possible. The following papers are included in the special issues of Comparative Economic Studies:

Harald Sander and Stefanie Kleimeier, Introduction: Global Banking, Financial Stability, and Post-Crisis Policy Challenges Symposium, Comp Econ Stud 56: 253-256.

Robert McCauley, De-internationalizing Global Banking? Comp Econ Stud 56: 257-270.

Ralph De Haas, The Dark and the Bright Side of Global Banking: A (Somewhat) Cautionary Tale from Emerging Europe, Comp Econ Stud 56: 271-282.

Freddy Van Den Spiegel, Can We Make Global Banks Safer? A Practitioner’s View, Comp Econ Stud 56: 283-294.

Brian M Lucey, Charles Larkin and Constantin Gurdgiev, Learning from the Irish Experience – A Clinical Case Study in Banking Failure, Comp Econ Stud 56: 295-312

Ansgar Belke and Florian Verheyen, The Low-Interest-Rate Environment, Global Liquidity Spillovers and Challenges for Monetary Policy Ahead, Comp Econ Stud 56: 313-334.