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Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to research, education, and publication on important issues of domestic and foreign policy. Its principal purpose is to bring the highest quality independent research and analysis to bear on current and emerging policy problems. The Institution was founded on December 8, 1927, to merge the activities of the Institute for Government Research, founded in 1916, the Institute of Economics, founded in 1922, and the Robert Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government, founded in 1924. Interpretations or conclusions in Brookings publications should be understood to be solely those of the authors. Nomura Foundation Nomura Foundation is a nonprofit public interest incorporated foundation which aims to address social and economic issues involving Japan and the rest of the world by devoting private sector resources to promote international exchanges and the interchange between social science theory and practice. The foundation also provides grants and scholarships to support the social sciences, arts and culture, and up-and-coming international artistic talent. In the area of World Economy Research Activities it sponsors research, symposiums, and publications on current trends in capital markets of advanced and emerging economies as well as on topical issues in global macroeconomic stability and growth. It relies on a network of institutions from Europe, the United States, and Asia to assist in organizing specific research programs and identifying appropriate expertise. Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research Established in April 2004 as a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR) offers original, neutral studies of Japanese and Western financial markets and policy proposals aimed at establishing a market-structured financial system in Japan and contributing to the healthy development of capital markets in China and other emerging markets. NICMR disseminates its research among Nomura Group companies and to a wider audience through regular publications in English and Japanese. Wharton Financial Institutions Center, University of Pennsylvania The Wharton Financial Institutions Center is one of twenty-five research centers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Center sponsors and directs primary research on financial institutions and their interface with financial markets. The Center was established in 1992 with funds provided by the Sloan Foundation and was designated as the Sloan Industry Center for Financial Institutions, the first such center designated for a servicesector industry. It is now supported by private research partners, corporate sponsors, and various foundations and nonprofit organizations. The Center has hundreds of affiliated scholars at leading institutions worldwide, and it continues to define the research frontier, hosting an influential working paper series and a variety of academic, industry, and “crossover” conferences. 07 2524-4 index.indd 183 10/21/13 8:55 PM ...

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