Economies of contagion: Financial crisis and pandemic

Economy and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 226-248

  Peckham, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

analogies; contagion; emerging infections; emerging markets; networks; risk

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84875367981     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2012.718626     Document Type: Article

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