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Animal Spirits How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

Paperback • 2010 • English

Animal Spirits How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

By George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller

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About the book

The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, "animal spirits" are driving financial events worldwide. In this book, acclaimed economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller challenge the economic wisdom that got us into this mess, and put forward a bold new vision that will transform economics and restore prosperity. ...Show more

Behavioural economics
International economics

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ISBN

9780691145921

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Animal Spirits How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

Format

Paperback

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