A Nobel Prize for the economics of panic
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A Nobel Prize for the economics of panic

Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke has found that during a market panic,the rational thing to do is to panic along with everyone else.

  • byPaul Krugman

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Ben Bernanke,two other Americans,awarded Nobel Prize for work on banks

Ben Bernanke,two other Americans,awarded Nobel Prize for work on banks

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