Economyths : ten ways economics gets it wrong /
Orrell, David
Economyths : ten ways economics gets it wrong / Econo-myths David Orrell - London : Icon Books Ltd, c2010. - 316 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The anarchic economy -- The connected economy -- The unstable economy -- The extreme economy -- The emotional economy -- The gendered economy -- The unfair economy -- The over-sized economy -- The unhappy economy -- The good economy.
This book is written from the perspective of the applied mathematician, David Orrell. He states that economics is a mathematical model of human behaviour and the economy is dangerously unstable and unbalanced, and the risk models are unreliable.--[From introduction].
9781848311480 (pbk.)
Economics
Financial crises
Rational expectations (Economic theory)
Economic forecasting
Economyths : ten ways economics gets it wrong / Econo-myths David Orrell - London : Icon Books Ltd, c2010. - 316 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The anarchic economy -- The connected economy -- The unstable economy -- The extreme economy -- The emotional economy -- The gendered economy -- The unfair economy -- The over-sized economy -- The unhappy economy -- The good economy.
This book is written from the perspective of the applied mathematician, David Orrell. He states that economics is a mathematical model of human behaviour and the economy is dangerously unstable and unbalanced, and the risk models are unreliable.--[From introduction].
9781848311480 (pbk.)
Economics
Financial crises
Rational expectations (Economic theory)
Economic forecasting