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Financialization of the Economy

Abstract
Financialization refers to the increasing importance of finance, financial markets, and financial institutions to the workings of the economy. This article reviews evidence on the causes and consequences of financialization in the United States and around the world, with particular attention to the spread of financial markets. Researchers have focused on two broad themes at the level of corporatio...
Keywords
Financialization
Shareholder value
Debt
Ideology
Economics
Securitization
Market economy
Financial market
Financial system
Shareholder
Finance
Business
Political science
Corporate governance
Politics
Law



Financialization of the Economy

Financialization of the Economy

Abstract
Financialization refers to the increasing importance of finance, financial markets, and financial institutions to the workings of the economy. This article reviews evidence on the causes and consequences of financialization in the United States and around the world, with particular attention to the spread of financial markets. Researchers have focused on two broad themes at the level of corporatio...
Keywords
Financialization
Shareholder value
Debt
Ideology
Economics
Securitization
Market economy
Financial market
Financial system
Shareholder
Finance
Business
Political science
Corporate governance
Politics
Law