Risk Management in Early Banking

Analyzes how risks were handled in the early development of banking

Includes comparisons between the Swedish and international banking markets

Features new information on practical risk management in banking during the 19th century

Analyzes how risks were handled in the early development of banking Includes comparisons between the Swedish and international banking markets Features new information on practical risk management in banking during the 19th century

Autorentext

Mats Larsson is Professor of Economic History at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Kristina Lilja is a Senior Lecturer in Economic History at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Tom Petersson is a Senior Lecturer in Economic History at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Sweden, an economy in transformation, 1820-1910.- Chapter 3: Savings banks in the Swedish banking system.- Chapter 4: Savers and the risk of deposit banking.- Chapter 5: Credit risks from networks and co-operation to stable markets.- Chapter 6: Trust and mistrust practical aspects of risk management and lending in the 1890.- Chapter 7: A comparative conclusion.