Financial markets are markets in stories: Some possible advantages of using interviews to supplement existing economic data sources

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1077-1087

  Tuckett, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic methodology; Financial markets; Interviews; Narrative; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861787835     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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