Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain- and Smart Contract-Based Financial Markets
This paper explores the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem. We examine how DeFi is emerging on top of the public Ethereum smart contract platform, compare it to the centralized architecture of traditional financial markets and highlight opportunities
Fabian Schär
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Financial markets and unemployment [PDF]
We study the importance of financial markets for (un)employment fluctuations in a model with searching and matching frictions where firms issue debt under limited enforcement. Higher debt allows employers to bargain lower wages which in turn increases the incentive to create jobs. The transmission mechanism of 'credit shocks' is fundamentally different
Antonella Trigari+4 more
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Financial market dynamics [PDF]
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Michael, Fredrick, Johnson, M. D.
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Reaction of Zagreb Stock Exchange CROBEX Index to macroeconomic announcements within a high frequency time interval [PDF]
The purpose of this study is to analyse Zagreb Stock Exchange CROBEX Index reactions to selected macroeconomic announcements within ultra-short time intervals.
Tomasz Schabek+2 more
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Aging in financial market [PDF]
We analyze the data of the Italian and U.S. futures on the stock markets and we test the validity of the Continuous Time Random Walk assumption for the survival probability of the returns time series via a renewal aging experiment. We also study the survival probability of returns sign and apply a coarse graining procedure to reveal the renewal aspects
Paolo Grigolini+2 more
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Energy Security, Sustainable Development and the Green Bond Market
Many countries are pursuing energy security (ES) in their economies while implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs). Relevant policies may include: (1) access to efficient alternative and preferably renewable energy sources (RESs); and (2 ...
Arkadiusz Orzechowski+1 more
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Forecasting Stock Prices of Companies Producing Solar Panels Using Machine Learning Methods
Solar energy has become an integral part of the economy of developed countries, so it is important to monitor the pace of its development, prospects, as well as the largest companies that produce solar panels since the supply of solar energy in a ...
Zaffar A. Shaikh+3 more
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Cost efficiency and risk as determinants of market share in banking: Evidence from the old and new eu member and candidate countries [PDF]
In this study we investigate how cost efficiency and risk affect market share in European banking industry. Our analysis is motivated by the well-known efficiency hypothesis and structure-conduct-performance theory.
Bashkim Nurboja, Marko Košak
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Editorial: Special Edition on Rethinking Global Economies, Financial Markets, Corporate Practices & Business Activities Post-COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Editorial: Special Edition on Rethinking Global Economies, Financial Markets, Corporate Practices & Business Activities Post-COVID-19 ...
Howard Chitimira (Guest Editor)
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Offshoring and financial markets [PDF]
The paper analyses the nature and extent of the offshore world, a grey area that is playing a major role in present-day economy. The main institutions moulding this peculiar environment are discussed: preferential tax regimes, tax havens and offshore financial centers.
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