Fortune Tellers : the Story of America's First Economic Forecasters.

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The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of ec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedman, Walter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Business forecasting > United States > History.
Economic forecasting > United States > History.
Economists > United States > Biography.
Prévision commerciale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Prévision économique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Économistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Forecasting.
Business forecasting
Economic forecasting
Economists
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of economic fortune tellers, men such as Roger Babson, Irving Fisher, John Moody, C.J. Bullock, and Warren Persons. They competed to sell their distinctive methods of prediction to investors and businesses, and thrived in the boom years that followed World War I. Yet, almost to a man, they failed to pr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-260) and index.
ISBN:1306081874
9781306081870
9781400849864
1400849861

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