Economists who adhere to rational-expectations models of the world will never admit it, but a lot of what happens in markets is driven by pure stupidity - or, rather, inattention, misinformation about fundamentals, and an exaggerated focus on currently circulating stories.
Money management has been a profession involving a lot of fakery - people saying they can beat the market, and they really can't. - Robert J. Shiller
Money management has been a profession involving a lot of fakery - people saying they can beat the market, and they really can't.
- Robert J. Shiller
Stock prices are likely to be among the prices that are relatively vulnerable to purely social movements because there is no accepted theory by which… - Robert J. Shiller
Stock prices are likely to be among the prices that are relatively vulnerable to purely social movements because there is no accepted theory by which…
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence. - Robert J. Shiller
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.
The good news is that, at least in economics, I've seen movement away from its overemphasis on mathematical models of purely rational behavior to a m… - Robert J. Shiller
The good news is that, at least in economics, I've seen movement away from its overemphasis on mathematical models of purely rational behavior to a m…
Economics is (now) about emotion and psychology. - Robert J. Shiller
Economics is (now) about emotion and psychology.
Liberalism downplays certain of our moral senses: loyalty, authority, and sanctity. - Robert J. Shiller
Liberalism downplays certain of our moral senses: loyalty, authority, and sanctity.
Consider our difficulties avoiding junk food and overspending. Such addictions were carefully planned-for by professional marketing teams. - Robert J. Shiller
Consider our difficulties avoiding junk food and overspending. Such addictions were carefully planned-for by professional marketing teams.
In the longer run and for wide-reaching issues, more creative solutions tend to come from imaginative interdisciplinary collaboration. - Robert J. Shiller
In the longer run and for wide-reaching issues, more creative solutions tend to come from imaginative interdisciplinary collaboration.
Some of the best theorizing comes after collecting data because then you become aware of another reality. - Robert J. Shiller
Some of the best theorizing comes after collecting data because then you become aware of another reality.
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