Uncertain futures : imaginaries, narratives, and calculation in the economy / edited by Jens Beckert and Richard Bronk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beckert, Jens, 1967- editor.

Bronk, Richard, editor.

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic forecasting.

Uncertainty.

Risk.

Capitalism.

Macroeconomics.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 An Introduction to Uncertain Futures p. 1 / Jens Beckert and Richard Bronk

Section 1 The Nature of Expectations in Modern Political Economies

2 Expectations, Narratives, and Socio-Economic Regimes p. 39 / Robert Boyer

3 Conviction Narrative Theory and Understanding Decision-Making in Economics and Finance p. 62 / David Tuckett

4 Arctic Futures: Expectations, Interests, Claims, and the Making of Arctic Territory p. 83 / Jenny Andersson

Section II The Strange World of Economic Forecasting

5 The Interactional Foundations of Economic Forecasting p. 105 / Werner Reichmann

6 Escaping the Reality Test: How Macroeconomic Forecasters Deal With 'Errors' p. 124 / Olivier Pilmis

7 Uncertainty in Macroeconomic Modelling p. 144 / Andrew G. Haldane

Section III The Role of Narratives and Planning in Central Banking

8 A Tractable Future: Central Banks in Conversation with their Publics p. 173 / Douglas R. Holmes

9 Central Bank Planning: Unconventional Monetary Policy and the Price of Bending the Yield Curve p. 194 / Benjamin Braun

Section IV Constructing Futures in Finance

10 Predicted Uncertainty: Volatility Calculus and the Indeterminacy of the Future p. 219 / Elena Esposito

11 Uncertain Meanings of Risk: Calculative Practices and Risk Conceptions in Credit Rating Agencies p. 236 / Natalia Besedovsky

Section V Managing Expectations in Innovative Businesses

12 Processing the Future: Venture Project Evaluation at American Research and Development Corporation (1946-73) p. 259 / Martin Giraudeau

13 Discounting and the Making of the Future: On Uncertainty in Forest Management and Drug Development p. 278 / Liliana Doganova

14 The Dilemma between Aligned Expectations and Diversity in Innovation: Evidence from Early Energy Technology Policies p. 298 / Timur Ergen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780192552747

0192552740

Publisher Number:

40028462613

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.