Narrative economics : how stories go viral and drive major economic events : with a new preface by the author / Robert J. Shiller

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Cover -- narrative economics -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface to the 2020 Paperback Edition -- Preface: What Is Narrative Economics? -- Acknowledgments -- Part I The Beginnings of Narrative Economics -- 1 The Bitcoin Narratives -- 2 An Adventure in Consilience -- 3 Contagion, Constellations, and Confluence -- 4 Why Do Some Narratives Go Viral? -- 5 The Laffer Curve and Rubik's Cube Go Viral -- 6 Diverse Evidence on the Virality of Economic Narratives -- Part II The Foundations of Narrative Economics -- 7 Causality and Constellations -- 8 Seven Propositions of Narrative Economics -- Part III Perennial Economic Narratives -- 9 Recurrence and Mutation -- 10 Panic versus Confidence -- 11 Frugality versus Conspicuous Consumption -- 12 The Gold Standard versus Bimetallism -- 13 Labor-Saving Machines Replace Many Jobs -- 14 Automation and Artificial Intelligence Replace Almost All Jobs -- 15 Real Estate Booms and Busts -- 16 Stock Market Bubbles -- 17 Boycotts, Profiteers, and Evil Business -- 18 The Wage-Price Spiral and Evil Labor Unions -- Part IV Advancing Narrative Economics -- 19 Future Narratives, Future Research -- Appendix: Applying Epidemic Models to Economic Narratives -- Notes -- References -- Index.