Minding the markets : an emotional finance view of financial instability /

Tuckett, David.

Minding the markets : an emotional finance view of financial instability / David Tuckett. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xviii, 232 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-221) and indexes.

The special characteristics of financial assets -- Four fund managers -- Narratives, minds, and groups -- Divided states -- Finding phantastic objects -- Experiencing the ews -- Divided masters -- Experiencing success and failure -- Emotional finance and new economic thinking -- Making markets safer.

"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"--

9780230299856 (hbk.)

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Investments--Psychological aspects.
Investments--Decision making.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

HG4515 .15 / .T83 2011

332.601/9