“…Australian and Canadian pension funds have been pioneers in infrastructure investing since the early 1990s. …”

“…An introduction to Canadian legal history featuring new approaches to legal scholarship. …”

“…This book presents the results of the project on young adults with low levels of education, conducted jointly by the OECD and the Canadian Policy Research Networks. It examines the extent to which young men and women with low levels of education are marginalized, the role family background plays in making it possible to complete the recognized minimal level of education, and how immigrants overcome the cultural and language gaps to find employment.…”

“…The Canadian edition of Accounting for Managers: Interpreting Accounting Information for Decision-Making builds on the success of the original textbook that was published in the United Kingdom. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…L'Australian public service values -- Allegato 5.A2. Il Canadian Values and Ethics Code for the Public Service -- Allegato 5.A3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 17 Structured Finance and the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 -- 17.1 Structured Finance -- 17.2 Poor Risk Management Linked to the Structured Finance Market -- 17.2.1 Lack of Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Information Asymmetry -- 17.2.2 Poor Evaluation of Structured Products by Rating Agencies -- 17.2.3 Poor Pricing of Complex Financial Products -- 17.2.4 Poor Regulation of Structured Finance -- 17.3 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix: How to Create an AAA CDO Tranche from BBB Loans -- Chapter 18 Risk Management and Corporate Governance -- 18.1 Enron and Corporate Governance -- 18.2 Financial Crisis and Corporate Governance -- 18.3 New 2002 Governance Rules -- 18.4 Risk Management and Governance -- 18.5 Administrative Competence of Board Members -- 18.6 New Regulation for Financial Institutions -- 18.7 Economic Analysis of Governance Effect -- 18.7.1 Testable Hypothesis -- 18.7.2 Data and Variables -- 18.7.3 Model -- 18.7.4 Empirical Results -- 18.8 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: Governance of Canadian Federal Financial Institutions -- Appendix B: Details on the Construction of the Governance Indexes -- Measuring Governance Standards -- The Quality of the Audit Committee -- The Quality of the Board -- SOX Standards -- NYSE Standards -- SOX and NYSE Standards -- Appendix C: Variables -- Chapter 19 Risk Management and Industrial Organization -- 19.1 Entry, Production, and Hedging -- 19.2 Commitment to Hedging -- 19.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 20 Real Implications of Corporate Risk Management -- 20.1 Real Implications of Corporate Risk Management: A Review -- 20.2 Methodology -- 20.2.1 Instrumental Variable -- 20.2.2 Essential Heterogeneity Model -- 20.3 US Oil Producers -- 20.3.1 Sample Construction -- 20.3.2 Descriptive Statistics -- 20.3.3 Oil Hedging Activity -- 20.3.4 Univariate Tests…”