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Animal spirits

Can human nature explain economic performance?

The financial crisis and its aftermath have raised questions about the effectiveness of monetary policy and financial regulation. To what extent does this reflect human nature? Paul Rapley examines the part that ‘animal spirits’ can play

monetary policy, behavioural economics, inflation, stock markets

From the comfort of his bedroom in his parents’ home near Heathrow Airport, Narinder Sarao had made himself nearly £10 million in 5 years. In November 2016 he pleaded guilty in a court in Chicago to a charge of manipulating the market. He now faces up to 30 years in prison for ‘spoofing’ the market and triggering a flash crash, which wiped $1 trillion off the value of UK shares.

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