On more economics and quantitative analysis in financial geography? A cautionary comment

This commentary responds to Dariusz Wójcik's and William Bratton's call for a rethink of the field of financial geography. It argues that ‘financialisation’ is not a theory, as they argue, but a process requiring theorisation, and raises some caveats in relation to their plea for a closer engagement with economists and more quantitative analysis. It contends that detailed case-oriented research, involving contextualised in-depth narrative analysis, is ultimately necessary for ‘explanatory adequacy’.