# What causes economic bubbles?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Prateek Singh
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/prateek_singh_what_causes_economic_bubbles)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

During the 1600's, the exotic tulip became a nationwide sensation; some single bulbs even sold for ten times the yearly salary of a skilled craftsman. Suddenly, though, the demand completely plummeted, leaving the tulip market in a depression. What happened? Prateek Singh explains the peak of a business cycle, commonly referred to as a mania. \[Directed by Simon Ampel, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [What causes economic bubbles?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/prateek_singh_what_causes_economic_bubbles/7fcccbcea267), 5 min (TED's player)