Publication

This working paper reviews an influential branch within the social studies of finance literature which asserts that financial markets are embedded in economics rather than in society. Coming from actor-network theory, the paper contributes conceptually to an extended ontology of markets and agency. Empirically it contributes to an understanding of the importance of economist's role in constructing markets and assembling economic agency. The author draws attention to the staggering effects that material devices and technical details can potentially have on the macrodynamics of financial markets.