Networks Financial Institute

Research Publications & Working Papers

NFI Books

These books are conference proceedings, or written accounts of presentations or policy briefs from NFI-sponsored research events. Books may also contain topically-related essays by NFI Fellows, affiliated scholars or NFI staff but not presented at NFI events.

Policy Briefs

These documents identify and analyze a problem for which a public policy action might yield a solution. As a general rule, policy briefs identify the problem and its relationship to the stakeholders, analyze the problem using available qualitative and quantitative data, propose a range of possible solutions, advocate for one particular solution from among the alternatives, and explain its implementation.

Working Papers

Working papers are research reports, technical papers, discussion papers, and occasional papers, written to help authors articulate and develop new ideas, make a theoretical or practical contribution to an area of research or field of study, and disseminate their work professionally. These papers may include preliminary results of research that are not yet ready for publication in a professional journal or pieces that explore a topical or theoretical or methodological issue. Papers delivered in a public forum may also be published in this series.