Nonlinear Dynamics of Financial Crises

Prof.Ionut Purica is a corresponding member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR), and a senior researcher in econophysics. He had worked in the World Bank, ENEA Rome and ICTP Trieste, Italy and RENEL Romania developing nonlinear models for energy systems development and economic decisions. He holds two PhDs: one in energy systems and the other in economics.

"Ionut Purica explores the perplexing problem of financial crises dynamics from a non-traditional economics approach. The progressive methodology and applications make the book ideal for students, researchers, and market practitioners." --Fotis Papailias, Queen's University Management School, Belfast"Dr. Purica provides a unique perspective on the life-cycle of financial crises. By equating financial instruments to 'memes' he provides new insight into the evolutionary dynamics of financial innovation. His illustration using CDO’s and the recent financial crisis is one specific application of this approach that I think many will find interesting." --Michael B. Imerman, Lehigh University

• 1. Introduction 2. Evolution of Financial Crises 3. The Socio-Cultural Niche 4. Occupy the Financial Niche – Saturation and Crisis 5 Monitoring Issues and Measuring the Change 6. Non-Linear Effects in Market Penetration – Deterministic Chaos 7. Conclusions – Do We Want to Eliminate the Crises? A.1 Evolution of Models in Relation to Crisis Cycles A.2 Logistic Map