10.18453/rosdok_id00005530 Hübenbecker, Ulf Ulf Hübenbecker http://d-nb.info/gnd/1203095740 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0682-4628 Universität Rostock 2025 300 Social sciences 330 Economics 2025 en https://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00005530 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-rosdok_id00005530-2 This thesis explores how narratives shape thinking about the future of banks. Instead of offering predictions, it follows a conceptual approach to uncover inferential structures embedded in economic theories. By examining key categories such as markets, institutions, and money, it shows how theoretical assumptions influence specific narratives. The study highlights the performativity of theories, the methodological importance of narratives, and the ontological analysis for economic thought.