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STEM foundation

STEM foundation of Capital Nexus

The science, technology, engineering and mathematics Capital Nexus rests on. Each method has a canonical page in the STEM Commons, hosted by GCRI, and a page here on how it is applied in this field.

01In brief

The short answer.

The Capital Nexus STEM foundation is the set of canonical methods its findings depend on, from financial economics and macro-finance to policy, institutional and decision science. Each method has a canonical STEM Commons page and a page here on its use in the development finance field.

02Canvas

Methods feeding this platform.

Canvas · methods feeding this platformDesign, not a record
STEM foundation of Capital Nexus: the policy cycleA problem reaches the agenda, options are formulated and appraised, consultation tests them, the mandate holder decides, implementation and monitoring follow, and evaluation feeds the next agenda. Design of the process, not a record of a run.

Fig.The methods this platform draws on and what each one feeds. Design, not a record.

03Geography

Financial centres and urban exposure in Japan and Korea.

The cities where people, assets and financial activity concentrate, shown for Japan and Korea as an example geography for this subject.

The cities where people, assets and financial activity concentrate.Indicator derived from Natural Earth at map scale; a screening view, not an assessment.
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05Key terms

Terms used on this page.

Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.

TermDefinition
STEM CommonsThe shared reference of science, technology, engineering and mathematics methods for the Nexus network, hosted by GCRI, with one canonical page per method and a named steward platform.
Steward platformThe platform that maintains the canonical description of a method in the STEM Commons and reviews how other platforms apply it.
Financial economics and macro-financeFinancial economics and macro-finance study how asset prices, credit and financial institutions interact with the real economy.
Economics and development economicsEconomics and development economics study how societies produce, distribute and consume resources and how living standards change.
06Why it matters

Grounding makes claims checkable.

When a finding names the methods it depends on, a reader can see its assumptions and limits, and an expert in that method can challenge it.

08Questions

Questions and answers.

What is a steward platform?
The platform that maintains the canonical description of a method and reviews how it is applied across the Consortium.
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