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The waves of euphoria and panic that consumes crowds have been observed for centuries. Behavioral finance is one field that tries to make sense of our economic behavior. Our book page lists books by Galbraith, MacKay, and others who have carefully documented this behavior.


1. Psychology & Behavioral Finance - Advancing the Science of Social Prediction  Investor Home
2. Institute/Journal of Behavioral Finance  Institute of Behavioral Finance
3. How Human Nature Affects our Economic Decisions  Right on the Money
4. Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics  SABE
5. The Neurobiology of Economic Decisions (pg. 9 of PDF)  Dana Foundation
6. Rational Herding in Financial Economics (PDF)  Ivo Welch, Brown University
7. Socionomics Foundation - Advancing the Science of Social Prediction  Robert R. Prechter
8. Storm Warning - How Social Mood Drives Markets (PDF)  Robert R. Prechter
9. Why Stock Markets Crash  Didier Sornette