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Animal spirits : how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism / George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller.
Lippincott Library HB74.P8 A494 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akerlof, George A., 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics--Psychological aspects.
- Economics.
- Finance--Psychological aspects.
- Finance.
- Capitalism.
- Globalization.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 230 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Animal Spirits
- 1 Confidence and Its Multipliers 11
- 2 Fairness 19
- 3 Corruption and Bad Faith 26
- 4 Money Illusion 41
- 5 Stories 51
- Part 2 Eight Questions and Their Answers
- 6 Why Do Economies Fall into Depression? 59
- 7 Why Do Central Bankers Have Power over the Economy (Insofar as They Do)? 74
- Postscript To Chapter Seven The Current Financial Crisis: What Is to Be Done? 86
- 8 Why Are There People Who Cannot Find a Job? 97
- 9 Why Is There a Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment in the Long Run? 107
- 10 Why Is Saving for the Future So Arbitrary? 116
- 11 Why Are Financial Prices and Corporate Investments So Volatile? 131
- 12 Why Do Real Estate Markets Go through Cycles? 149
- 13 Why Is There Special Poverty among Minorities? 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-218) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691142333
- 0691142335
- OCLC:
- 276340712
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