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Global Finance Briefs : Global Finance Briefs

Global Finance Briefs


1.Prokopov, Vladislav, "The Impact of New Financial Regulations on Emerging Markets: A Synthesis of a Global Survey" (2011)

Master's candiate in International Economics and Finance leads project on Financial Regulations studying whether a Basel III agreement can construct and maintain a sound financial and regulartory framework.

2.Mann, Catherine L., "Start-up Firms in the Financial Crisis" (2011)

A professor of global finance at Brandeis University's International Business School finds that different kinds of start-ups are funded differently at inception.

3. Ferro, Esteban, PhD '11. World Bank: "The Credit Crisis of Emerging Market Firms" (2011)

Asks the question "Is access to credit an obstacle for firms in emerging markets?" and presents data demonstrating how lack of access to credit creates obstacles that affects a firm's bottom line. Further explains how firms with only access to weaker financial services are condemned to a slower growth path and diminished rate of return on profits per loan.
 

4. Hall, George, "How Will We Pay Down the Bush-Obama Debt? Lessons from the Last 60 Years" (2010).

By the end of 2009, privately-held U.S. Treasury debt stood at 53.0% of the gross domestic product (GDP), double the share from when President George W. Bush took office nine years ago. So how will we as a nation cover these interest payments and ultimately pay off this debt?