Minding the markets : an emotional finance view of financial instability

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Title:

Author:

Tuckett, David.

ISBN:

9780230299856

Personal Author:

Tuckett, David.

Publication Information:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Physical Description:

xviii, 232 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- The Special Characteristics of Financial Assets -- Methods -- Four Fund Managers -- Divided States -- Finding Phantastic Objects -- Experiencing News -- Divided Masters -- Experiencing Success and Failure -- Emotional Finance -- New Economic Thinking -- Making Markets Safer.

Abstract:

"In this groundbreaking book, Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behavior and investment processes by recognising the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity"--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Investments -- Psychological aspects.

Investments -- Decision making.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

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Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behaviour and investment processes by recognizing the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity.