Narrative Economics Av Robert J. Shiller

The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. This title explains how people in financial careers - from CEO, investment manager, and banker to insurer, lawyer, and...

From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, 'animal spirits' are driving financial events worldwide. This book aims to challenge the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and puts forward...

<P>This volume explores and challenges the assumption that behavioral proclivities and pathologies are directly traceable to experience¿an assumption that still widely dominates folk psychology as well as the perspective of many mental health practitioners. ...