The financial crisis that started in 2007 exposed a number of flaws in the financial system. Many of these flaws were associated with financial instruments that were issued by the shadow banking system, especially securitized assets. The volume and complexity of securitized assets grew rapidly during runup to the financial crisis that began in 2007. The paper discusses how the financial crisis ...

BACKGROUND Natural disasters, war, and terrorist attacks, have been linked to cardiac mortality. We sought to investigate whether a major financial crisis may impact on the medical management and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes. METHODS We analyzed the Argentine cohort of the international multicenter Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE). The primary objective was to estimate...

OBJECTIVE  To systematically identify, critically appraise, and synthesise empirical studies about the impact of the 2008 financial crisis in Europe on health outcomes. DESIGN  Systematic literature review. DATA SOURCES  Structural searches of key databases, healthcare journals, and organisation based websites. REVIEW METHODS  Empirical studies reporting on the impact of the financial cri...

This paper discusses the theoretical and policy debate on the Crisis in South East Asia. After contrasting competing interpretations of the crisis, the paper presents stylized facts about fundamental imbalances in the economies of the region before the currency collapse. Then, it reviews current theories of currency and financial instability, assessing them as interpretive schemes of the crisis...

Following the global financial crisis of 2008, countries stabilized their financial systems and attempted to bolster regulatory systems to protect against systemic risks. Disappointing rates of recovery, however, have shifted the policy focus to growth. How important is the operation of the financial system for economic growth and which financial regulatory reforms will improve financial sector...

Many problematic issues exist in the South Bend community that influenced our decision to research financial literacy among Mexican migrants. Clearly, financial literacy is a problem for most Americans, as evidenced by the recent financial crisis. Immigrants are especially vulnerable to negative externalities of the financial system, as they often do not speak English or have relevant financial...

that the direct effects of the decrease in research funds will be more evident in the subsequent years. The observed decline in research productivity in 2010–11 may also be a result of the considerable psychological stress that accompanies a financial crisis and also affects researchers. In conclusion, a decline in relative biomedical research productivity in Greece was observed, starting short...