Introduction to Recent Developments in Alternative Finance: Empirical Assessments and Economic Implications

Barnett, William A. and Jawadi, Fredj (2012): Introduction to Recent Developments in Alternative Finance: Empirical Assessments and Economic Implications.

Abstract

This paper is the introduction to the forthcoming book, Recent Developments in Alternative Finance: Empirical Assessments and Economic Implications, Proceedings of Second International Symposium in Computational Economics and Finance. The conference was held in Tunis, Tunisia, March 15-17, 2012. The volume will appear as volume 22 of the Emerald Press monograph series, International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics. The topic of the conference was alternative approaches to finance.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: finance, alternative finance, monetary economics
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E51 - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E52 - Monetary Policy; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G30 - General; G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General; G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G00 - General; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G20 - General; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E41 - Demand for Money

References

William A. Barnett (2012), Getting It Wrong: How Faulty Monetary Statistics Undermine the Fed, The Financial System, and the Economy, MIT Press, Boston.