Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters

Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters « Series from 2018

Series from 2018

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Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

Professor Connel Fullenkamp of Duke University guides you through four centuries of economic disasters, from tulip mania in the 1600s to the Great Recession of 2007-2009.

Each episode covers a notable incident of financial misfortune or folly and inoculates you against the gullibility, overconfidence, and herd mentality that have lured many to financial ruin.

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The Con Men Charles Ponzi and Ivar Kreuger

A Boom in Busts

The Tulip Bubble

The South Sea Bubble

The Mississippi Bubble

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The Panic of 1907

Hyperinflation in Germany and Zimbabwe

The Crash of 1929

The Great Contraction of 1931-1933

The Savings and Loan Crisis

The Crash of 1987

Japan's Lost Decade

Bankers Trust Swaps

Asia, Greece, and Global Contagion

The Orange County, California, Bankruptcy

The Dotcom Bubble

Rogue Traders at SocGen and Barings

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The Goldilocks Economy and Three Bads

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