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What economists can learn from English majors

Feb 13, 2017
Robert Shiller, Yale economics professor and Nobel laureate, explains why stories are powerful when it comes to the economy.
Robert Shiller says economists should pay more attention to narratives to help them explain why economic events happen.
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