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Barry Schwartz on using our practical wisdom
In this talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question “How do we do the right thing?” With help from collaborator Kenneth Sharpe, he shares stories that illustrate the difference between following the rules and truly choosing wisely.
Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering some great insights into modern life.
Very Interesting Graphs: The Crash of 1929 and the 21st Century Bust in comparison
These charts show a comparison between the 1929 economical crisis and the economical development since 2000 based on the stock market. Inflation/Deflation etc. have been adjusted.
The results are very interesting indeed!
via dshort.com
Beware: I didn’t try to validate the data and methodology behind it. If you’d like to do so you could start by reading this post on Business Insider and the summary by Doug Short the maker of the graphs.
I am very eager to hear your thoughts on this.
Graph: Share prices by industry – Shares recovered in 2009 but are still well below their peaks
via economist.com
In 2008 large financial firms suffered the biggest declines in share prices of any industry, falling by 56% overall. In 2009 they rose by 28%, but were still 52% below their peak of May 2007.
The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) world index tracks the equity returns of the world’s 1,500 largest companies. Though the index gained 27% last year, it is still 31% below the peak it hit in October 2007. IT and telecoms firms never recovered from the dotcom bust in 2000, though IT companies posted strong gains in 2009.
Nevertheless, the direction is clear: the markets are recovering. This is certainly good for the economy. I just hope that necessary structural changes in the “system” will be dealt with. Otherwise, I am afraid that the cycle will start all over again.