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09Oct/17

‘Nudge’ theorist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize

October 9, 2017EconomyAcademic disciplines, Behavioral economics, Behavioral finance, Economics, Fellows of the Econometric Society, Geography of Sweden, Misbehaving, Municipalities of Sweden, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Nudge, Nudge theory, Peter Gardenfors, Richard Thaler, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, Thaler, the Nobel news, The University of Chicago, United Statessmbale

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (OCTOBER 9, 2017) (REUTERS) – U.S. academic Richard Thaler, who helped popularise the idea of “nudging” people towards doing what was best for them, won the 2017 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday (October 9) for his work on how human nature affects supposedly rational markets. Continue reading →

27Jul/15

China stocks plunge, suffer biggest one-day loss since Feb 2007

July 27, 2015FinanceBehavioral finance, Beijing, Business/Finance, Capitalism, China, Economics, Economy, Finance, Financial economics, Hang Seng Index, Investment, Market sentiment, Market trend, Money, Shanghai, SHANGHAI SE COMPOSITE INDEX, SHANGHAI SHENZHEN CSI 300 INDEX, Shenzhen, Stock market, Tan Minghui, United States, Wang Weidongsmbale

China stocks plunge more than 8 percent, their biggest one-day drop in more than eight years, as a government-triggered rebound peters out amid profit-taking, concerns over economic health and fears of an end to Beijing’s inclination toward looser monetary policies.

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