Posts Tagged ‘behavioural’
Published on ÖkonomenBlog
27 Mar 2017The ÖkonomenBlog, a project of the Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (INSM – Initiative for a New Social Market Economy) has reproduced my recent article on behavioural economics. It was first published in English on spiked then translated into German by Novo magazine.
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German translation
19 Feb 2017Novo magazine has published a German translation of my spiked article defending rational man. Die Verhaltensökonomie bietet eine pseudowissenschaftliche Legitimation für antidemokratische Einstellungen. Unsere persönliche Sicht auf politische Zusammenhänge hängt zu großen Teilen davon ab, ob wir glauben, dass Menschen dazu fähig sind, vernünftige Entscheidungen zu treffen. Es ist keine Übertreibung zu behaupten, dass die […]
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In defence of rational man
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1 Feb 2017Last Friday spiked published an article by me on behavioural economics. An individual’s stance on politics largely depends on his view of the capacity of humans to exercise reason. It is no exaggeration to say that the ideas of freedom and democracy are premised on the notion that people can act rationally. Think of any […]
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Behavioural discussion
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17 Jan 2017I will be introducing a discussion of behavioural economics at the Institute of Ideas Economy Forum in London this coming Thursday evening. Do come along if you can. The discussion will range far wider than what is normally conceived of as economics. Details can be found HERE.
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IEA blog on behavioural economics
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2 Jul 2016The following is a blog post I wrote on behavioural economics for the Institute of Economic Affairs website. Anyone who has what might be called an instinct for freedom is likely to baulk at being dictated to by experts. A fundamental liberal principle is that individuals should have the autonomy to make their own decisions […]
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Nudgers should be snubbed
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8 Dec 2014It is sad fact that as the emerging economies have become wealthier the discussion of development has become ever more degraded. Whereas the focus used to be on economic transformation, attempting to turn poor countries into rich ones, the new generation of experts promotes behavioural correctness. Take a look at the 2015 edition of the […]
- Tags: behavioural, development, economics, Fund Strategy
Debating behavioural finance
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22 Jul 2014Debate concentrates the mind. It is easy to dismiss opinions you disagree with from the privacy of your own living room. Debating articulate exponents of contrary views is another matter – even more so when the discussion takes place in front of a large audience. I found myself in the position of having to sharpen […]
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Behavioural finance cover story
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9 Jul 2014This is the main text of my recent Fund Strategy cover story on behavioral finance. For a related box see below. Insights into investment behaviour sometimes come from unexpected directions. Daniel Kahneman, who won the Nobel prize for economics in 2002 for his work on behavioural finance, has described what for him was a eureka […]
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Talk on behavioural finance
19 May 2014On Wednesday 9 July I will be taking part in a panel discussion on behavioural finance at the City of London Festival. Frances Hudson (Global Thematic Strategist, Standard Life Investments), Greg Davis (Head of Behavioural and Quantitative Investment Philosophy, Barclays) and I will introduce a discussion on “Does emotion or reason dictate the financial markets?”.
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Critique of behavioural economics
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6 Dec 2010Ben Hunt has written an excellent critique of behavioural economics for Fund Strategy magazine.
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