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Publication
Princeton University Press (2011), Edition: Reprint, 512 pages
Description
An empirical investigation of financial crises during the last 800 years.
Media reviews
This Time Is Different takes a Sergeant Friday, just-the-facts-ma’am approach: before we start theorizing, let’s take a hard look at what history tells us. One side benefit of this approach is that the current book manages to be both extremely useful to professional economists and accessible to
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But it is not too much to ask officials at existing regulatory agencies to do a better job. They, of all people, should read this book. It may be a bit too much for average readers, but everything they need to spot the next recession is in there.
Awards
Arthur Ross Book Award (Gold Medal — Gold Medal — 2011)
Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year (Longlist — 2009)
PROSE Award (Honorable Mention — Economics — 2009)
Spear's Book Award (Shortlist — 2010)
DDC/MDS
| 338.542 |
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009-10
Physical description
512 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0691152640 / 9780691152646