Network science: a useful tool in economics and finance

Mind and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-167

  Kenett, Dror Y ^a   Havlin, Shlomo ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contagion; Financial networks; Financial stability; Interdependence; Network science; Percolation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945491426     PISSN: 15937879     EISSN: 18601839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11299-015-0167-y     Document Type: Article

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