Citation style for Finance

Citing books

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Single author

In-text

• ...converged, according to Shiller (1989) although... OR
• ...converged (Shiller, 1989), although...

Reference list

Shiller, Robert J., 1989, Market Volatility, (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA).

1. Author (followed by a comma): Shiller, Robert J.,
2. Year of publication (followed by a comma): 1989,
3. Title - in italics (followed by a comma): Market Volatility,
4. Publication details - in brackets (followed by a full-stop): (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA).
   • Publisher/comma
   • City/comma/state (or country) - if necessary

Corporate author

In-text: first reference

• ...according to definition published by the International Finance Corporation (1999) although... OR
• ...according to a later definition (International Finance Corporation, 1999), although...

In-text: subsequent reference

• ...according to definition published by IFC (1999) although... OR
• ...according to a later definition (IFC, 1999), although...

Reference list

International Finance Corporation (IFC), 1999, The IFC indexes: Methodology, Definitions, and Practices, Washington, DC.

1. Author (followed by a comma): International Finance Corporation (IFC),
2. Year of publication (followed by a comma): 1999,
3. Title - in italics (followed by a comma): The IFC indexes: Methodology, Definitions, and Practices,
4. Publication details - (followed by a full-stop): Washington, DC.
   • City (Publisher already appears as the author)