Description
This book explores how economists operate effectively in financial markets. Using events as diverse as the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Japanese earthquake damage the author traces the responses of the market to a variety of financial events. The subjects covered include:
* The valuing process
* Interpreting the news
* The challenges of long term scenarios
* The business and growth cycle
* The economist as strategist
Table of Contents
1 THE MARKET IS MORE THAN A STATE OF MIND 2 SO WHAT IS NEW? 3 WHERE THE LONG-RUN AND SHORT-RUN MEET 4 PROPHETS OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE 5 VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE 6 NEW LIFE AS A STRATEGIST 7 CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIST
