Comments on: Animal Spirits http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/animal-spirits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=animal-spirits debating progressive politics in Europe and beyond Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:12:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KangBoed http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/animal-spirits/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 KangBoed Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:46:35 +0000 http://www.social-europe.eu/?p=708#comment-1807 I agree with Herbert I agree with Herbert

]]> By: Anna Pons http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/animal-spirits/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Anna Pons Sun, 10 May 2009 20:17:09 +0000 http://www.social-europe.eu/?p=708#comment-1609 I have read your book and I think is it absolutely great, well written and with magnific insights. However, although I accept that we are more irrational than what we think (or economic theory assumes), I don't think you provide a powerful way out for economics in the book and this is absolutely key to question the mainstream in a credible way. Congrats, I have read your book and I think is it absolutely great, well written and with magnific insights. However, although I accept that we are more irrational than what we think (or economic theory assumes), I don’t think you provide a powerful way out for economics in the book and this is absolutely key to question the mainstream in a credible way.

Congrats,

]]> By: Peter K. http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/animal-spirits/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Peter K. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:54:32 +0000 http://www.social-europe.eu/?p=708#comment-1540 I agree with Herbert. Now they are coming out declaring one shouldn't have equated human beings with rational interest maximisers. If we were acting according to our (long-term) interest we wouldn't destroy our planet as we are currently doing! I agree with Herbert. Now they are coming out declaring one shouldn’t have equated human beings with rational interest maximisers. If we were acting according to our (long-term) interest we wouldn’t destroy our planet as we are currently doing!

]]> By: Benign http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/animal-spirits/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Benign Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:05:17 +0000 http://www.social-europe.eu/?p=708#comment-1473 See URL for a behavioral theory of animal spirits See URL for a behavioral theory of animal spirits

]]> By: Herbert http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/animal-spirits/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 Herbert Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:44:34 +0000 http://www.social-europe.eu/?p=708#comment-1462 Why did nobody talk about behavioural influences on the economy before the crash? It is so blindingly obvious that non-rational behaviour influences all human decisions. But if you said this in the past you would have been sneered at that you don't understand the sophisticated models that economists developed. Maybe one shouldn't rely on economists too much. Why did nobody talk about behavioural influences on the economy before the crash? It is so blindingly obvious that non-rational behaviour influences all human decisions. But if you said this in the past you would have been sneered at that you don’t understand the sophisticated models that economists developed. Maybe one shouldn’t rely on economists too much.

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