Robert J. Shiller
The Digital Tool That Helps Robert Shiller Understand the Past
We asked the Nobel Prize-winning Yale economist to reflect on an unexpected source of research information and inspiration. He writes that Google Ngram Viewer can provide important insights about how people saw economic events as they unfolded.
How Will We Tell the Story of COVID-19?
We asked Yale SOM’s Robert Shiller, whose latest book is 'Narrative Economics,' to tell us what collective stories are forming around the pandemic and what they might mean for our economic future.
Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral
Nobel Prize-winning Yale economist Robert Shiller examines how the stories we tell about our lives and our society can spread from person to person, changing shared perceptions of events and shaping economic behavior.
What We Talk about When We Talk about Stock Market Crashes
In an excerpt from his new book, Yale SOM’s Robert Shiller examines how the stock market rise of the 1920s, the crash of 1929, and the Great Depression that followed came to be seen as a tale of recklessness and divine punishment—and how that narrative still shapes our understanding of the stock market.
The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last?
The best explanation for why prices go up, Yale's Robert Shiller writes, may be that we expect them to—until we don’t.
The Trump Boom Is Making It Harder to See the Next Recession
We are overdue for a recession, but economists can't say with much certainty when it will arrive.
Do We Know When We’re Headed for a Crash?
A new paper looking at how investors assess the risk of a stock market crash in the next six months argues that negative media coverage of markets can play a role in investment decisions.
What Is Bitcoin Really Worth? Don’t Even Ask.
In a New York Times commentary, Yale’s Robert Shiller writes that attempts to measure the fundamental value of Bitcoin are intrinsically absurd.
Three Questions: Prof. Robert Shiller on Bitcoin
We asked Professor Robert Shiller, who has written about the economic and psychological aspects of market speculation, if Bitcoin is a bubble.
In Long Run, There’s No Such Thing as an Einstein Investor
In a New York Times commentary, Yale SOM's Robert Shiller says that investors can’t consistently beat the market by copying the strategy of a lone genius.
