Patterns of speculation : a study in observational econophysics / Bertrand M. Roehner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roehner, Bertrand M., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speculation.

Investments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The main objective of this 2002 book is to show that behind the bewildering diversity of historical speculative episodes it is possible to find hidden regularities, thus preparing the way for a unified theory of market speculation. Speculative bubbles require the study of various episodes in order for a comparative perspective to be obtained and the analysis developed in this book follows a few simple but unconventional ideas. Investors are assumed to exhibit the same basic behavior during speculative episodes whether they trade stocks, real estate, or postage stamps. The author demonstrates how some of the basic concepts of dynamical system theory, such as the notions of impulse response, reaction times and frequency analysis, play an instrumental role in describing and predicting speculative behavior. This book will serve as a useful introduction for students of econophysics, and readers with a general interest in economics as seen from the perspective of physics.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I Econophysics; Part II How do markets work?; Part III Regularities in speculative episodes; Part IV Theoretical framework; Main data sources; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-226) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12312-7

1-280-41830-3

0-511-17642-2

1-139-14719-6

0-511-06354-7

0-511-05721-0

0-511-30443-9

0-511-61349-0

0-511-07200-7

OCLC:

70726419