Ranked #1
10. Real Estate
10. Real Estate
Real estate finance is so important that it has a very long and complex history. Describing the history of mortgage fina... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #2
11. Behavioral Finance and the Role of Psychology
11. Behavioral Finance and the Role of Psychology
Deviating from an absolute belief in the principle of rationality, Professor Shiller elaborates on human failings and fo... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #3
4. Portfolio Diversification and Supporting Financial Institutions
4. Portfolio Diversification and Supporting Financial Institutions
In this lecture, Professor Shiller introduces mean-variance portfolio analysis, as originally outlined by Harry Markowit... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #4
3. Technology and Invention in Finance
3. Technology and Invention in Finance
In the beginning of the lecture, Professor Shiller reviews the probability theory concepts from the last class and exten... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #5
18. Monetary Policy
18. Monetary Policy
To begin the lecture, Professor Shiller explores the origins of central banking, from the goldsmith bankers in the Unite... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #6
12. Misbehavior, Crises, Regulation and Self Regulation
12. Misbehavior, Crises, Regulation and Self Regulation
After talking about human failures and foibles in the last lecture, this lecture is concerned with regulation to minimiz... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #7
8. Theory of Debt, Its Proper Role, Leverage Cycles
8. Theory of Debt, Its Proper Role, Leverage Cycles
Professor Shiller devotes the beginning of the lecture to exploring the theoretical determinants of the level of intere... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #8
15. Forward and Futures Markets
15. Forward and Futures Markets
To begin the lecture, Professor Shiller elaborates on the difference between forwards and futures and on the role of fut... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #9
5. Insurance, the Archetypal Risk Management Institution, its Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
5. Insurance, the Archetypal Risk Management Institution, its Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
In the beginning of the lecture, Professor Shiller talks about risk pooling as the fundamental concept of insurance, fol... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #10
7. Efficient Markets
7. Efficient Markets
Initially, Professor Shiller looks back at David Swensen’s guest lecture, in particular with respect to the Sharpe ratio... Read more
29 Mar 2012
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1hr 7mins