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.)
2011012476
Investments--Psychological aspects. Investments--Decision making. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.