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Informationen zum Autor Andrea Carrera is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Economics, Structure & History at Complutense University of Madrid. He has gained academic and business experience in both Europe and North America. He has lectured on and authored a number of scientific articles in economics, and he has worked for large and medium companies. Andrea holds a PhD (Switzerland) and an MPhil (Spain) in economics. He loves 20th-century history, languages, food, and hiking with good friends. Klappentext Based on the observation of economic reality, this book provides for the foundations of a new structure of national payment systems. It will challenge policy makers and professionals and lead them on a thought-provoking journey through the realm of macroeconomics. Zusammenfassung Based on the observation of economic reality, this book provides for the foundations of a new structure of national payment systems. It will challenge policy makers and professionals and lead them on a thought-provoking journey through the realm of macroeconomics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Figures. Tables. Foreword Alvaro Cencini and Sergio Rossi . Foreword and Acknowledgments Andrea Carrera . Introduction. 1 Money, Production, and Profit. Bank Money and the real economy. Banks since the industrial revolution. Interbank payments and the central bank. What room for profit? 2 Classical and Neoclassical Theories of Profit. The old quest for the surplus. Profit at the outset of the neoclassical theory. Profit and contemporary neoclassical models. The neoclassical theory of distribution. 3 Keynes and Keynesian Theories of Profit. At first, they were windfalls. The importance of profit expectations. ‘Orthodox’ versions of The General Theory . Post Keynesian Theories. 4 New Directions in the Theory of Profit. Wages and Profit Allocation. Wages and Invested Profit. Profit and Interest. Profit and Capital Growth. 5 Profit, lending, and Banking Reforms. The bugbear of the new financial crisis. The fragility of regional regulations. Challenges to Basel III. A reform of the system of national payments. Conclusion. References. Name index. Subject index. ...
