20 episodes

Sir Isaac Newton observed that he could track the movement of the stars but not the madness of men. This fast paced album looks at the history and causes of economic bubbles and focuses on the highs and lows of the dot.com boom of the early 2000s. How do we spot a bubble emerging? Why do we buy into it? And what are the consequences when a bubble bursts? This material forms part of The Open University course DB234 Personal investment in an uncertain world

The dot.com bubble - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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Sir Isaac Newton observed that he could track the movement of the stars but not the madness of men. This fast paced album looks at the history and causes of economic bubbles and focuses on the highs and lows of the dot.com boom of the early 2000s. How do we spot a bubble emerging? Why do we buy into it? And what are the consequences when a bubble bursts? This material forms part of The Open University course DB234 Personal investment in an uncertain world

    The dot.com bubble

    The dot.com bubble

    A short introduction to this album

    • 47 sec
    Transcript -- The dot.com bubble

    Transcript -- The dot.com bubble

    A short introduction to this album

    • video
    What are economic bubbles?

    What are economic bubbles?

    Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts?

    • 3 min
    Transcript -- What are economic bubbles?

    Transcript -- What are economic bubbles?

    Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts?

    • video
    Types of economic bubbles

    Types of economic bubbles

    Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products.

    • 3 min
    Transcript -- Types of economic bubbles

    Transcript -- Types of economic bubbles

    Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products.

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