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One Economist's Mission to Redeem the Field of Finance.
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- Author(s): Berrett, Dan
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Chronicle of Higher Education. 4/13/2012, Vol. 58 Issue 32, pA1-A8. 3p.
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The article discusses Yale University behavioral economist Robert J. Shiller, examining his views on the field of finance. It comments on the reputation of those working in the financial industry in the wake of the 2008 global economic crisis and the Occupy Wall Street movement. The author comments on Shiller's book "Finance and the Good Society," noting its reception. Other topics include Shiller's faith in the potential of financial markets to fix social problems and his preparation of his Yale students to work in finance.
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