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Talk

Why do people play the Lottery? Make up your mind!

Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli · Gresham College

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About

It has often been said that greed and fear drive the markets. This lecture explored behavioural finance, including how human choices can have adverse economic effects, why bubbles grow and how the Nobel prize-winning Prospect Theory can help you make money from 'regression to the mean'.

The talk

  1. Why do people play the Lottery? Make up your mind! 2006-09-25 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli
Year
2006
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Philosophy
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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