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Finansyzacja gospodarki w ujęciu makroekonomicznym
The financialization of the economy – a macroeconomic perspective

Author(s): Dariusz Urban
Subject(s): Economic policy, Economic development, Law on Economics, Financial Markets, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: financialization; financialization of the economy; commodity market financialization; JEL codes; G00; E00;

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts a holistic analysis of the phenomenon of the financialization of the economy using a macroeconomic approach. The first part of the article deals with terminological issues. In the second part the author presents the determinants of financialization and the stages of the process from a historical perspective. The third part of this article analyses economic phenomena and business processes linked to financialization: transformation on commodity markets, inflation targeting as a goal of monetary policy, the impact of the financial sector on economic growth and asset inflation on capital markets.

  • Issue Year: 82/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 231-245
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish