Tag: psychology
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Inside the mind of the rich…. maybe not such a pleasant place.
Dangerous thinking. Apparently thats what I am engaged in. It makes a change I suppose. This charge arose in a twitter discussion on my proposal to tax the bejazuz out of the hyper wealthy, the billionaires. Keith, a member of Renua, is agin this. Fair enough, but his charge and concern is that I am…
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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance : First Issue
The first issue a new journal is always an exciting time, the more so when one is the Editor. Today we see such, with the launch of a new journal, with my good self as the Editor. The aim of the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance is to provide a single place for the…
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The Psychology of the Irish Crash
The Psychology of the Irish Crash Here is a super article by Tana French, the crime writer, on the psychology of the Irish crash. Its behind a paywall but her argument is as follows We are actually deeply cynical and were poor. We didnt really think the Celtic Tiger was real, so we (the masses)…
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Are there psychological barriers in coal and oil prices?
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2137681I have recently completed a short research paper on this issue, with my colleague Michael Dowling. Here is a video discussing it and the paper itself can be found here on SSRN