TY - GEN AU - Greenbaum, Stuart I. AU - Thakor, Anjan V. AU - Boot, Arnoud W. A. TI - Contemporary financial intermediation [4th ed.] SN - 9780124052086 U1 - 332.10973 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - Academic Press KW - Banks and banking -- United States KW - Financial services industry -- United States KW - Intermediation (Finance) KW - Bank management N2 - Contemporary Financial Intermediation 4e by Greenbaum, Thakor, and Boot continues to offer a distinctive approach to the study of financial markets and institutions by presenting an integrated portrait that puts information and economic reasoning at the core. Instead of primarily naming and describing markets, regulations, and institutions as is common, Contemporary Financial Intermediation explores the subtlety, plasticity and fragility of financial institutions and credit markets. In this new edition every chapter has been updated and pedagogical supplements have been enhanced. For the financial sector, the best pre-professional training explains the reasons why markets, institutions, and regulators evolve they do, why we suffer recurring financial crises occur and how we typically react to them. Our textbook demands more in terms of quantitative skills and analysis, but its ability to teach about the forces shaping the financial world is unmatched. Updates and expands a legacy title in a valuable field Holds a prominent position in a growing portfolio of finance textbooks Teaches tactics on how to recognize and forecast fluctuations in financial markets ER -