A Crisis of Beliefs : Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility /
Gennaioli, Nicola
A Crisis of Beliefs : Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility / Andrei Shleifer, Nicola Gennaioli. - 1 online resource (264 p.)
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 The Financial Crisis of 2008 -- CHAPTER 2 What Were They Thinking? -- CHAPTER 3 A Neglected Risk Model of the Financial Crisis -- CHAPTER 4 Extrapolation in Financial Markets -- CHAPTER 5 Representativeness and Diagnostic Beliefs -- CHAPTER 6 Diagnostic Expectations and Credit Cycles -- CHAPTER 7 Open Problems -- Appendix: Proofs -- References -- Index
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How investor expectations move markets and the economyThe collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 caught markets and regulators by surprise. Although the government rushed to rescue other financial institutions from a similar fate after Lehman, it could not prevent the deepest recession in postwar history. A Crisis of Beliefs makes us rethink the financial crisis and the nature of economic risk. In this authoritative and comprehensive book, two of today's most insightful economists reveal how our beliefs shape financial markets, lead to expansions of credit and leverage, and expose the economy to major risks.Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer carefully walk readers through the unraveling of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing meltdown of the US financial system, and then present new evidence to illustrate the destabilizing role played by the beliefs of home buyers, investors, and regulators. Using the latest research in psychology and behavioral economics, they present a new theory of belief formation that explains why the financial crisis came as such a shock to so many people-and how financial and economic instability persist.A must-read for anyone seeking insights into financial markets, A Crisis of Beliefs shows how even the smartest market participants and regulators did not fully appreciate the extent of economic risk, and offers a new framework for understanding today's unpredictable financial waters.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691182506 9780691184920
10.23943/9780691184920 doi
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Psychological aspects.
Stockholders--Attitudes.--United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
A Crisis of Beliefs : Investor Psychology and Financial Fragility / Andrei Shleifer, Nicola Gennaioli. - 1 online resource (264 p.)
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 The Financial Crisis of 2008 -- CHAPTER 2 What Were They Thinking? -- CHAPTER 3 A Neglected Risk Model of the Financial Crisis -- CHAPTER 4 Extrapolation in Financial Markets -- CHAPTER 5 Representativeness and Diagnostic Beliefs -- CHAPTER 6 Diagnostic Expectations and Credit Cycles -- CHAPTER 7 Open Problems -- Appendix: Proofs -- References -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
How investor expectations move markets and the economyThe collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 caught markets and regulators by surprise. Although the government rushed to rescue other financial institutions from a similar fate after Lehman, it could not prevent the deepest recession in postwar history. A Crisis of Beliefs makes us rethink the financial crisis and the nature of economic risk. In this authoritative and comprehensive book, two of today's most insightful economists reveal how our beliefs shape financial markets, lead to expansions of credit and leverage, and expose the economy to major risks.Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer carefully walk readers through the unraveling of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing meltdown of the US financial system, and then present new evidence to illustrate the destabilizing role played by the beliefs of home buyers, investors, and regulators. Using the latest research in psychology and behavioral economics, they present a new theory of belief formation that explains why the financial crisis came as such a shock to so many people-and how financial and economic instability persist.A must-read for anyone seeking insights into financial markets, A Crisis of Beliefs shows how even the smartest market participants and regulators did not fully appreciate the extent of economic risk, and offers a new framework for understanding today's unpredictable financial waters.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691182506 9780691184920
10.23943/9780691184920 doi
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Psychological aspects.
Stockholders--Attitudes.--United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.