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Mini Documentary on Financial Instability

Geoff Riley

15th April 2012

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“It is not that human beings are irrational, it is that they are human" Here is a terrific short film on the causes of financial instability and the cracking of faith in markets. The Institute for New Economic Thinking has just launched the first of a series of short documentaries on economics Click below for the first of them

Financial stability, or the lack thereof. Leading thinkers speak out on what they feel is at the core of the problem. Featuring: Joseph Stiglitz, Gillian Tett, David Tuckett, Stephen Kinsella, John Kay, David Weinstein, Steve Keen and Dirk Bezemer. The focus is in criticising heavy reliance on neo-classical economics.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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