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A fascinating discussion of the role played by fear in financial market panics. Professor Read demonstrates, in easy-to-understand terms, that rising market fear portends to major financial declines. He explains the science and the economics of fear and shows that the financial market has learned ho...

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Main Author: Read, Colin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Finance.
Accounting/Auditing.
Business Finance.
International Economics.
Investments and Securities.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Risk Management.
Accounting.
Bookkeeping.
Business enterprises > Finance.
International economic relations.
Investment banking.
Macroeconomics.
Risk management.
Securities.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A fascinating discussion of the role played by fear in financial market panics. Professor Read demonstrates, in easy-to-understand terms, that rising market fear portends to major financial declines. He explains the science and the economics of fear and shows that the financial market has learned how to capitalize on investor or economic fear.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 249 pages)
ISBN:9780230250864
DOI:10.1057/9780230250864