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This book sheds light on the emotional side of risk taking behaviour using an innovative cross-disciplinary approach, mixing financial competences with psychology and affective neuroscience. In doing so, it shows the implications for market participants and regulators in terms of transparency and communication between intermediaries and customers.
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Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions Series Editor: Professor Philip Molyneux The Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions are international in orientation and include studies of banking within particular countries or regions, and studies of particular themes such as Corporate Banking, Risk Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, etc. The books’ focus is on research and practice, and they include up-to-date and innovative studies on contemporary topics in banking that will have global impact and influence. Titles include: Yener Altunbaş, Alper Kara and Öslem Olgu TURKISH BANKING Banking under Political Instability and Chronic High Inflation Paola Bongini, Stefano Chiarlone and Giovanni Ferri (editors) EMERGING BANKING SYSTEMS Vittorio Boscia, Alessandro Carretta and Paola Schwizer COOPERATIVE BANKING: INNOVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS Vittorio Boscia, Alessandro Carretta and Paola Schwizer COOPERATIVE BANKING IN EUROPE: CASE STUDIES Roberto Bottiglia, Elisabetta Gualandri and Gian Nereo Mazzocco (editors) CONSOLIDATION IN THE EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INDUSTRY Alessandro Carretta, Franco Fiordelisi and Gianluca Mattarocci (editors) NEW DRIVERS OF PERFORMANCE IN A CHANGING FINANCIAL WORLD Dimitris N. Chorafas CAPITALISM WITHOUT CAPITAL Dimitris N. Chorafas FINANCIAL BOOM AND GLOOM The Credit and Banking Crisis of 2007–2009 and Beyond Vincenzo D’Apice and Giovanni Ferri FINANCIAL INSTABILITY Toolkit for Interpreting Boom and Bust Cycles Peter Falush and Robert L. Carter OBE THE BRITISH INSURANCE INDUSTRY SINCE 1900 The Era of Transformation Franco Fiordelisi MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN EUROPEAN BANKING Franco Fiordelisi, Philip Molyneux and Daniele Previati (editors) NEW ISSUES IN FINANCIAL AND CREDIT MARKETS Franco Fiordelisi, Philip Molyneux and Daniele Previati (editors) NEW ISSUES IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MANAGEMENT
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Hans Genberg and Cho-Hoi Hui THE BANKING SECTOR IN HONG KONG Competition, Efficiency, Performance and Risk Carlo Gola and Alessandro Roselli THE UK BANKING SYSTEM AND ITS REGULATORY AND SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK Elisabetta Gualandri and Valeria Venturelli (editors) BRIDGING THE EQUITY GAP FOR INNOVATIVE SMEs Kim Hawtrey AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE Otto Hieronymi (editor) GLOBALIZATION AND THE REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND MONETARY SYSTEM Sven Janssen BRITISH AND GERMAN BANKING STRATEGIES Caterina Lucarelli and Gianni Brighetti (editors) RISK TOLERANCE IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING Anders Ögren (editor) THE SWEDISH FINANCIAL REVOLUTION Dominique Rambure and Alec Nacamuli PAYMENT SYSTEMS From the Salt Mines to the Board Room Catherine Schenk (editor) HONG KONG SAR’s MONETARY AND EXCHANGE RATE CHALLENGES Historical Perspectives Noël K. Tshiani BUILDING CREDIBLE CENTRAL BANKS Policy Lessons for Emerging Economies The full list of titles available is on the website: www.palgrave.com/finance/sbfi.asp
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