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Tag Archives: bubbles
Vernon Smith on the housing bubble, Adam Smith, and libertarianism — [VIDEO]
Posted in Economics, Finance, The Global Economy
Tagged Adam Smith, bubbles, economic crisis, Economics, economics experiments, experimental exconomics, Finance, financial crisis, Great Depression, housing market, laboratory, libertarian, libertarianism, libertarians, Nobel Prize of Economics, real estate, real estate market, US economy, Vernon Smith
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Education is a bubble in a classic sense. To call something a bubble, it must be overpriced and there must be an intense belief in it.
Peter Thiel: It’s basically extremely overpriced. People are not getting their money’s worth, objectively, when you do the math. And at the same time it is something that is incredibly intensively believed; there’s this sort of psycho-social component to people … Continue reading
The Great Contemporary Art Bubble – [VIDEO]
Ben Lewis: “Great works of art are still being made today but the great contemporary art bubble will surely go down in history as the epitome of the vanity and folly of our age.” I highly recommend you watch this … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, The Global Economy
Tagged art bubble, art market, Ben Lewis, billionaires, bubbles, contemporary art, markets, millionaires
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In light of the upcoming “bursting” of the Cantor Exchange, Max Keiser have regrets about creating the Hollywood Stock Exchange.
Max Keiser: Joe Weisenthal drinks the Kool-Aide http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-cantor-exchange-movie-trading-platform-works-2010-3 The CFTC really should be called to account for launching something like this – while the fire is still burning on the various CFTC approved products/contracts responsible for the last two years … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance
Tagged bubbles, Cantor Exchange, Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX, Max Keiser
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Nouriel Roubini on carry trade… and the anemic recovery
Doctor Gloom: Jim Rodgers on gold:
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged asset prices, bonds, bubbles, carry trade, commodities, credit, debt, emerging markets, employment rate, Federal Reserve, Finance, financial bubble, financial bubbles, Financial Markets, global economy, gold, interest rate, interest rates, Jim Rodgers, job creation, jobs, labor income, Nouriel Roubini, stock market, stock markets, stocks, US dollar, US economy, wages
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A good part of this rise in gold prices is driven by a bubble.
Dixit Nouriel Roubini.
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged bubble, bubbles, Finance, Financial Markets, gold, gold bubble, gold price, gold prices, Nouriel Roubini, US dollar, US economy
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Understanding the mechanism by which bubbles form
Experimental economics on bubbles – by Virginia Postrel Via the excellent John Salvatier and via the insightful Mike Giberson -
Posted in Economics, Finance, Psychology
Tagged bubbles, Economics, experimental economics
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