Economyths : ten ways economics gets it wrong /

Orrell, David John, 1962-

Economyths : ten ways economics gets it wrong / Econo-myths David Orrell. - Mississauga, Ont. : John Wiley & Sons Canada, c2010. - 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-271) and index.

The anarchic economy -- The connected economy -- The unstable economy -- The extreme economy -- The emotional economy -- The gendered economy -- The unfair economy -- The over-sized economy -- The unhappy economy -- The good economy.

This book is written from the perspective of the applied mathematician, David Orrell. He states that economics is a mathematical model of human behaviour and the economy is dangerously unstable and unbalanced, and the risk models are unreliable.--[From introduction]

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CRV.
Colección René Villarreal (CRV)
Economics.
Financial crises.
Rational expectations (Economic theory)
Economic forecasting.
Crisis financiera
Economía
Previsión económica
Expectativas racionales (Teoría económica)

HB 3722 / O75e 2010

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