RT info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis T1 Three essays on the use of neural networks for financial prediction A1 Pastor Sanz, Iván A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales K1 Equilibrio (Economía política) K1 Ciclos económicos K1 Economía política-Metodología K1 Finanzas-Gestión AB The number of studies trying to explain the causes and consequences of the economic and financial crises usually rises considerably after a banking crisis occurs. The dramatic effects of the most recent financial crisis on the real economy around the world call for a better comprehension of previous crises as a way to anticipate future crisis episodes. It is precisely this objective, preventing future crises, the main motivation of this PhD dissertation. We identify two important mechanisms that have failed during the latest years and that are closely related to the onset of the financial crisis: The assessment of the solvency of banks along with the systemic risk over the time, and the detection of the macroeconomic imbalances in some countries, especially in Europe, which made the financial crisis evolve through a sovereign crisis. Our dissertation is made up of three different essays, trying to go a step ahead in the knowledge of these mechanisms. YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/30230 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/30230 LA eng NO Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad DS UVaDOC RD 25-abr-2024