The Map and the Territory 2.0
risk, human nature, and the future of forecasting
$62.82
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2014
Summary
Navigating the Unknown: Alan Greenspan’s Guide to Economic Forecasting
Like many, Alan Greenspan was compelled by the 2008 financial crisis to re-evaluate long-held assumptions about risk management and economic prediction. The crisis revealed a profound failure in our economic models, leaving key decision-makers globally unprepared.
To understand this failure, Greenspan undertook a comprehensive study of how “Homo economicus” predicts the future and how these predictions ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143125914 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143125915 |
| Author: | Alan Greenspan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 138mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan was born in 1926 and reared in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. After studying the clarinet at Juilliard and working as a professional musician, he earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from New York University. In 1954, he cofounded the economic consulting firm Townsend-Greenspan & Co. From 1974 to 1977, he served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Gerald Ford. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed him chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, a position he held until his retirement in 2006. He is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller The Age of Turbulence.
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