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Why stock markets crash : critical events in complex financial systems / Didier Sornette.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Princeton paperbacksPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.Description: xx, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0691096309 (alk. paper)
  • 9780691118505 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.63/222
LOC classification:
  • HB 3722 S714m 2003
Online resources: Summary: Sornette boldly applies his varied experience to propose a simple, powerful, and general theory of how, why, and when stock markets crash. Most attempts to explain market failures seek to pinpoint triggering mechanisms that occur hours, days, or weeks before the collapse. Sornette proposes that the underlying cause can be sought months and even years before the abrupt, catastrophic event. 165 illustrations
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HB 3722 S714m 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000165265

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-418) and index.

Sornette boldly applies his varied experience to propose a simple, powerful, and general theory of how, why, and when stock markets crash. Most attempts to explain market failures seek to pinpoint triggering mechanisms that occur hours, days, or weeks before the collapse. Sornette proposes that the underlying cause can be sought months and even years before the abrupt, catastrophic event. 165 illustrations

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