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Narrative Economics by Robert J. Shiller — WisdomDeck honest review

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Narrative Economics

by Robert J. Shiller

Shiller on how viral stories drive booms, busts and policy: bitcoin, the Laffer curve, 1920s narratives. Original and important.

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you want to understand markets as story contagion.

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Stories move economies.
Track the narrative.
Beware the viral tale.

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Read the chapters on contagion and the bitcoin narrative.

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Stories that move markets.

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