Robert J. Shiller on narrative economics and COVID-19

[@ernieuson4030]

always enlightening to hear Prof. Shiller talk about his insights. Thank you.

[@JDLeza]

Fascinating research and conversation, especially how we might create new narrative databases. It would be very interesting to compare the speed and spread of political economics and crisis-threat narratives within and across social media and cable news platforms, and how that might compare and contrast with earlier TV and radio narratives. Thanks again for the series and this presentation.

[@seyedmostafahosseinideldoo7763]

Albert Hirschman in his book " Shifting involvements: private interest and public action " (1982) explained those phenomena that Professor Shiller mentioned in his book. I believe that there are a lot of similarities between behavioral economics (finance) with narrative economics. He has focused in the opposite direction on the causation of phenomena.

[@LysanderBresinsky]

Why does he call him Bob Shiller?

[@peterspellman2746]

That’s what a lot of people call him. Bob is short for Robert.

[@Raison_d-etre]

Everyone is a hero in their own story. - Andromeda (TV series)

[@MonicaAliciaColunga]

Good. Thanks.

[@davidduncan8244]

Animal spirits shown by not allowing Robert to speak shame on you.