# The Psychology of Finance

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Alex Edmans
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Psychology and the brain, Philosophy
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/psychology-finance)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The Efficient Market Hypothesis argues that stock markets are rational – they take into account all relevant information, and incorporate it in an unbiased way. This talk will present evidence that stock prices are instead driven by human psychology.

## Lectures

1. [The Psychology of the Stock Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-psychology-finance/a0efa4471c28) (YouTube)
2. [Hidden Investment Opportunities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-psychology-finance/991e3b6b1f23) (YouTube)
3. [The Mistakes Investors Make](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-psychology-finance/9463deb5f001) (YouTube)
4. [The Mistakes CEOs Make](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-psychology-finance/8fc06c891a67) (YouTube)
5. [How Companies Profit From Our Mistakes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-psychology-finance/9958ad4e6f26) (YouTube)
6. [Nudging Society to Better Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-psychology-finance/3c58dd7cec2b) (YouTube)