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Cutting Salaries
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 6, 2009
...layoffs. One of them is Dan Ariely, the author of the popular behavioral economics book Predictably Irrational, and a professor at Duke University. He believes that in the right environment, pay cuts ...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
... causes an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. It's a joke that illustrates the irrational animal forces that drive markets. In this book , the University of California's Ake...
Are economists to blame for the financial crisis?
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
...#39;' writes Mansfield. "But when they get together as economists, they give way to boyish irrational exuberance over the accomplishments and prospects of economics as a science ... The predi...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
...eir assets is a case of pretending that those toxic assets are really valuable assets that for some irrational reason no one wants to buy. And that is very dangerous because when the banks eventually ...
Market soars as trade collapses
in Sox First, on March 24, 2009
...Sometimes I really struggle to understand investors and markets. They get overrun by the spirits of irrational exuberance and sent to another planet. Yesterday, the Dow soared 7% as investors embra...
Dumb money and the meltdown
in Sox First, on February 24, 2009
...h. But our best financial minds also spun tales and theories with great assurance, making seemingly irrational and unprecedented activity seem completely sensible. And we bought them." Gross has...
Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
...aker, a financial economist at Harvard Business School, looked for signatures of investor sentiment-irrational optimism or pessimism-in stock-market data since the 1960s. They hypothesized that certai...
Auch beim Erwerb von Wohneigentum: Klug entscheiden!
in Bauen - aber richtig, on January 4, 2009
...nell, entscheiden. Die Entscheidungsfindung verzögert sich oder die getroffene Entscheidung ist irrational. Ist Intuition der Ausweg aus dieser Begrenzung menschlichen Denkens?
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SEC and Madoff: shutting the stable gate after the horse has bolted
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
...ave no-one to blame but themselves. As the BBC's Kevin Connolly says, Madoff relied on "irrational euphoria" and creating the illusion around the oldest trick in the book: that there ...
Rubin's self-serving "innocence"
in Sox First, on December 1, 2008
...g for more than three years after Mr. Greenspan, in late 1996, wondered aloud about possible ' irrational exuberance.' Mr. Rubin said he believed in 2004 and '05 that, while a cyclical...
How the Credit Crisis is (Sort Of) Like 9/11
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 1, 2008
... 9/11 started in New York, it was soon D.C, and then a plane going down in a field in Pennsylvania. Irrational as this may have been, I had the feeling a plane could come crashing down on my home at t...
Bootstrapping like Xiang Yu
in BootStrapMe, on June 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Boris Shapiro
Just when you thought you'd never here about another tie between business and Chinese warfare , blogger Joshua Baer's got another one .
Baer shares this excerpt from a book by Dan Ariely :
In 210 BC, a Chinese commander named Xiang ...
Gas Price Dilemma: Are Costco Savings Worth the Drive?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 15, 2008
...ations on this, and I don't think she'll let her membership drop because she has sort of an irrational love of Costco, but if she's thinking this way, I'm sure other people are, too.
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Negotiation Genius
in Businesspundit, on October 30, 2007
...hen you can let them have their price and get 15% in concessions elsewhere? If other people have an irrational obsession with price, take advantage of it.
This book has three primary sections. The fi...
Crying Men Accepted More than Crying Women
in Well Woman Blog, on October 24, 2007
...ch crying, or the wrong kind, and you're labeled as overemotional, out of control, and possibly irrational."
That comes as no surprise to Suzyn Waldman, a well-known broadcaster of Yankee g...
Bioshock Updated
in XboxSpace, on September 8, 2007
...k recently got its very first patch . What pressing technical issues were addressed in the update? Irrational says: Update improves stability when loading autosaves and overall Game stability, co...
How Bad Is It? (China Looks To Fix Quality Control)
in China Venture News, on August 20, 2007
...n China. The environment is growing consistently worse in the face of increasing industrialization. Irrational exuberance in stock speculation has made China's stock markets too volatile. And Chin...
Der Börsenforscher Joachim Goldberg glaubt an das Gute im Anleger
in Das Börsen Weblog, on August 18, 2007
"Wir sind in einer mittelfristigen Aufwärtsphase". Dieses Zitat geht auf den Verhaltensforscher Joachim goldberg zurück, der in Frankfurt die Firma Cognitrend leitet. Gesprochen mit Goldberg hat der FAZ-Internet-Redakteur Thiemo Heeg , der in einem schönen Interview dem K...
Bioshock Review Roundup
in XboxSpace, on August 16, 2007
...'s in the way the narrative is structured, and the way it blends so seamlessly with the action. Irrational...didn't just deliver something that's fun to play...This is an essential gaming ...
High Testosterone Affects Financial Decisions
in Businesspundit, on July 12, 2007
...related with social dominance in many species.
Economists often refer to this sort of behaviour as irrational. In fact, it is not. It is simply, as it were, differently rational. The things that mone...
Motorola's Two-Pronged Attack
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 16, 2007
...ughout the rest of the world "in the coming months." The announcement also filled me with irrational jealousy because I want one. Damn you, gear lust!
Via The Seattle Times ...
Intensive Diabetes Control, No Effect on Cognitive Ability in Type 1 Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on May 3, 2007
... the episodes of severe hypoglycemia: abnormally low blood glucose levels that can cause confusion, irrational behavior, convulsions and unconsciousness.
A new study led by Joslin Diabetes Center &#...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 21
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 26, 2007
... bat on my shoulder is not my idea of fun.
Buffett offers a quiz that points out most people's irrational thoughts about stock prices:
If you expect to be a net saver during the next five years,...
Bioshock Collectors Edition - Choose what you want!
in PCGamers Blog, on March 30, 2007
To determine the extra goodies included in the BioShock CE, 2K games is conducting a survey to see what the fans want the most.
Yesterday, Elizabeth Tobey of 2K Games unveiled a petition for a CE, stating that 5000 signatures are needed. The petition cleared 16000 signatures from fans around...
Is It Wrong To Want England To Lose?
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 24, 2007
... maybe they'll have no choice. Then maybe someone else, someone with fresh ideas and without an irrational hatred of Gareth Barry can takeover . Someone willing to drop players who aren'...
Wesabe: "Wisdom of Crowds" for Your Finances
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 20, 2006
...it; that's more dangerous than a Wesabe membership could possibly be. Point is, people can be irrational about money, so that could be a hurdle for these guys.
Wesabe accounts are free for...
Classic Test: 60's Mustang vs. 60's Camaro
in Classical Drives, on October 24, 2006
... tests, and reaches its own conclusion. The author chooses the Mustang, though he admits to certain irrational influences. I'm not going to get into that one as I admire both cars equally while still ...
Top3 für den 24.09.2006
in Creative Weblogging Deutschland, on September 25, 2006
...understands the forces that in?uence stock prices. He understands there is a rational and irrational side of markets.... Lesen Sie mehr
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George Soros Investment-Style
in Das Börsen Weblog, on September 24, 2006
...nd he understands the forces that in?uence stock prices. He understands there is a rational and irrational side of markets. And he understands that he isn't right all the time. He is willing to ta...
Kommentar zu Computergesteuerten Fonds
in Das Börsen Weblog, on September 5, 2006
... einer steifen, in rigiden Kennzahlen gefassten Bewertung. Die Märkte verhalten sich allzu oft irrational, sodass ich sehr skeptisch bezüglich des langfristigen Erfolgs solcher Modelle bin.
Außerdem...
Rational vs. Holistic Business Decisions - A False Dichotomy
in Businesspundit, on August 20, 2006
..., on paper) while making employees miserable. Why not? Because causing misery for your employees is irrational and does affect the bottom line.
I agree that profit maximization is a good business go...
Computergesteuerte Investments
in Das Börsen Weblog, on August 17, 2006
...fen, in rigiden Kennzahlen gefassten Bewertung. Die Märkte verhalten sich allzu oft irrational, sodass ich sehr skeptisch bezüglich des langfristigen Erfolgs solcher Modelle bin.
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The Business Experiment: What I Learned About the Limits of Peer Production, Wisdom of Crowds, and Other Web2.0 Philosophies
in Businesspundit, on July 26, 2006
AMD 4x4
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 30, 2006
...39;s building the multi-threaded applications you ask? How about Bioware, Cakewalk, Crytek, Havok, Irrational Games, Midway, NERO and Sony to name a few. The biggest driver to multi-CPU gaming rigs f...
Help your toddler enjoy taking a bath
in The Parenting Weblog, on May 24, 2006
...It is normal for toddlers to have fears. It is part of their development, even if it seems irrational. One of the most common is the fear of bathing . This needs more attention since you cannot ...
EFF launches "stop the RIAA madness" campaign
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 3, 2006
... RIAA-member lawsuits, and many other innocent individuals are being caught in the crossfire.
This irrational crusade is not generating a single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect....
EFF launches "stop the RIAA madness" campaign
in P2P File Sharing, on May 3, 2006
... RIAA-member lawsuits, and many other innocent individuals are being caught in the crossfire.
This irrational crusade is not generating a single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect....
DENISE RICHARDS MAKES MUSIC WITH RICHIE SAMBORA
in The Celebrities Weblog, on April 25, 2006
...s nothing short of sensational. In addition to the expected complaints that Sheen's behavior is irrational due to his former drug use, etc, Richards also alleges that he essentially threatened her...
Wireless in the Air
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 21, 2006
...nnexion service. Specific flights can be found here . Unfortunately, US carriers have some sort of irrational fear of good technology and useful services, among other things ....
Derby Day, But FC United is the Buzz
in The Soccer Weblog, on January 13, 2006
...ed lately because of a single-minded pursuit of the euro, peso, dollar, or yen. FC United, however irrational or reactionary some of its founders may be, does breathe a puff of fresh air into a game...
Irrational Exuberance...Again?
in Businesspundit, on December 19, 2005
...Are we still irrationally exuberant?
One of the most important lessons you can ever learn about markets is also one of the easiest to forget: Just because prices are more reasonable than they were...
At Work With Warren Buffett
in Businesspundit, on November 12, 2005
...y reads and thinks, and doesn't want to be influenced too much by the outside, lest it make him irrational. And what about his management style?
Mr. Buffett tends to stick to investments for the...
Robert Shiller As Cassandra Redux
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 24, 2005
...tomach without becoming tone deaf? But I'm ready to dig in again.
From the guy who brought us Irrational Exuberance (released a week before Nasdaq's peak) comes an updated edition of the ...
Irrational Economic Behavior - It's In Monkeys Too
in Businesspundit, on June 22, 2005
...Monkeys have demonstrated buying behavior that is just as irrational as that of humans.
In their studies monkeys were given a budget of disks and asked to decide how much to spend on apples, and h...
Is Housing A Bubble?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 18, 2005
... play just as well in Peroria as they do in NYC of SF). As Keynes once said, "Markets can stay irrational far longer than you can stay solvent." Good thing I didn't short the IYR .
Per...
The New Gatorade, Consumer Confusion, and Why It Is Rational to Be Irrational
in Businesspundit, on March 22, 2005
...durance athlete. Or maybe I should revolt and just drink tap water. We often wonder why people make irrational decisions (like the fact that I pick a sports drink based on flavor and bottle size inste...
back in the old days?
in TJ's Weblog, on March 19, 2005
... investor into a blogging network like Creative Weblogging but they are non-sense. In normal (not irrational like 1999) investors are focused on two things revenue and profits. Even a site network w...
overinnovation?
in TJ's Weblog, on February 21, 2005
...n. In some cases, it drives rapid innovation; in most it creates near term over-saturation, lots of irrational financings, and plenty of carnage as the laws of Darwin play out over the next cou...
The Art of the Start
in Businesspundit, on December 15, 2004
...ess than the desire to make money. Just ask all the MBAs who started companies at the height of the irrational exuberance a few years ago--if you can find them!
3. If I was a young kid just coming ...
Will Web Media Buy Out Blogs?
in Businesspundit, on November 18, 2004
...tion." I'm not sure this will happen because I think many bloggers will, like me, put an irrational price on their blogs. This site would be very expensive not because of the audience,...
Human Behavior and Investment Activity
in Businesspundit, on October 21, 2004
... Here is a nice piece about some irrational decisions by investors and the way they affect the markets.
Understanding human behavior is crucial for investors, according to Alliance Capital Manageme...
Behavioral Finance
in Businesspundit, on February 9, 2004
... have compared historical dividend values and stock prices; Odean and others have found evidence of irrational behavior in the actual account records of thousands of individual investors. Anyone who u...
Profile of a Leader
in Businesspundit, on January 21, 2004
...iors, and choices of role models. Advice books are hardly likely to focus heavily on leaders' irrational side---and still less likely to suggest that the role models' successes may even...
Pretty Women and Finances
in Businesspundit, on December 10, 2003
...s were shown pictures of pretty women, they discounted the future value of the reward in an " irrational " way - they would opt for the smaller amount of money available the next day ra...
Corporate Governance
in Businesspundit, on September 4, 2003
...-term popularity contests. Especially if its executives are avaricious and the market is deluded by irrational exuberance. The best antidote to avarice and irrational exuberance is for investo...
Biases and Heuristics
in Businesspundit, on July 28, 2003
... heuristics and biases in order to more easily sift, sort and decide. By understanding people's irrational patterns, we can begin to understand the drivers behind certain behaviors.
You may begi...
Overconfident Consumers
in Businesspundit, on July 15, 2003
...ot happen again.
You are, in the words of a new research study, an overconfident consumer.
Such irrational confidence in one's own behavior is hardly new. The flight of Icarus, the voyage of t...
Income Inequality
in Businesspundit, on June 18, 2003
...worrying about the relative levels of income rather than absolute levels is directly related to the irrational behaviour I discussed below. There have been numerous studies which show that people will...