Europe's Hidden Capital Markets: Evolution, Architecture and Regulation of the European Bond Market

by Karel Lannoo and Jean-pierre Casey

Nonequity financial markets used to be hidden in Europe, in the sense that they traditionally received less attention from ordinary investors and the media than equity markets, relative to their size. This phenomenon was accentuated by the fact that the EU's Financial Services Action Plan was primarily geared toward equity markets. Given the crucial role played by bond markets in the economy through the capital allocation process, monetary policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9290795964
• ISBN13: 9789290795964
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.5"