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Animal spirits : how human psychology drives the economy, and why it matters for global capitalism /

By: Akerlof, George A, 1940-.
Contributor(s): Shiller, Robert J.
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009Description: xiv, 230 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691142333 (acidfree paper); 9780691142333:; 0691142335 (acid-free paper).Subject(s): Economics -- Psychological aspects | Finance -- Psychological aspects | Capitalism | GlobalizationDDC classification: 330.122019
Contents:
Pt. 1. Animal spirits. Confidence and its multipliers -- Fairness -- Corruption and bad faith -- Money illusion -- Stories -- Pt. 2. Eight questions and their answers. Why do economies fall into depression? -- Why do central bankers have power over the economy (insofar as they do)? -- Why are there people who cannot find a job? -- Why is there a trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the long run? -- Why is saving for the future so arbitrary? -- Why are financial prices and corporate investments so volatile? -- Why do real estate markets go through cycles? -- Why is there special poverty among minorities?
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 330.122019 AKE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0077745
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index.

Pt. 1. Animal spirits. Confidence and its multipliers -- Fairness -- Corruption and bad faith -- Money illusion -- Stories -- Pt. 2. Eight questions and their answers. Why do economies fall into depression? -- Why do central bankers have power over the economy (insofar as they do)? -- Why are there people who cannot find a job? -- Why is there a trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the long run? -- Why is saving for the future so arbitrary? -- Why are financial prices and corporate investments so volatile? -- Why do real estate markets go through cycles? -- Why is there special poverty among minorities?

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