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Systemic Risk Seen from the Perspective of Physics

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One of the lessons learned from the recent financial crisis is the need to understand the systemic risk in the financial system – i.e., the risk (or probability) for the financial system ‘as a whole’ to turn unstable. As there are analogous concepts in the physics of complex systems, three key aspects of the development of complex systems will be evaluated here: (i) non-linearity, unpredictability, and deterministic chaos; (ii) non-linearity, non-equilibrium, and patterns in space and time; and (iii) phase transitions as a result of ‘magnetic’ ordering. Although financial systems depend to a certain degree on human behavior, the perspective of physics can help to build up a better understanding of how systems ‘as a whole’ develop as a result of interactions between the participants.

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  • Milkau, Udo, 2011. "Systemic Risk Seen from the Perspective of Physics," Journal of Financial Transformation, Capco Institute, vol. 31, pages 73-81.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:jofitr:1451
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    1. Udo Milkau, 2017. "Risk Culture during the Last 2000 Years—From an Aleatory Society to the Illusion of Risk Control," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 5(4), pages 1-20, December.

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    Keywords

    systemic risk; physics of complex systems; non-linearity; non-equilibrium; phase transitions;
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises

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