Mechanizmy baniek spekulacyjnych – spojrzenie psychologiczne i ekonomiczne
A Psychological-Economic Look at Mechanisms behind Speculative Bubbles
Author(s): Katarzyna MazurSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: financial market; speculative bubble; economic psychology; reflexivity theory; decision making; emotions
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the causes of speculative bubbles. For a bet er understanding of this phenomenon, it presents some famous speculative bubbles in the history of economics, it is enough to mention the South Sea Bubble and the Dot-com Bubble. As an economic starting point for analysis, this paper applies George Soros’s refl exivity theory. His Boom-Bust Model is supple- mented by a description of psychological aspects of speculative bubbles.
Journal: Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 274-282
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish