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The Global Financial Crisis and Behavioural Economics

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Conventional economics, which is based on Homo economicus, cannot provide a satisfactory explanation for the global financial crisis. However, behavioural economics, and the concept of present bias, self‐serving bias, ‘new era’ stories, money illusion, comparisons with reference levels and herding, can provide an explanation.

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  • Ian M. McDonald, 2009. "The Global Financial Crisis and Behavioural Economics," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 28(3), pages 249-254, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:econpa:v:28:y:2009:i:3:p:249-254
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2009.00026.x
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