{"product_id":"the-cost-of-capitalism-understanding-market-mayhem-and-stabilizing-our-economic-future-hardcover-1","title":"The Cost of Capitalism: Understanding Market Mayhem and Stabilizing Our Economic Future - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Barbera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCNBC regular Robert J. Barbera offers a crystal clear explanation of the financial market crisis of 2008\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile mainstream financial analysts are stringing together \u003ci\u003ead hoc\u003c\/i\u003e explanations for the financial crisisof 2008, a relatively small group of economists saw this coming. In \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert J.Barbera explains why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbera makes the case that investors and policy-makers can reduce the risk of truly gruesome outcomes if they better planfor the violent economic storms, which history confirms are always over the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestors will learn how to gird themselves for the roller-coaster ride that is free market capitalism;policy makers will find out how to plan for crises they know will occur at some point; and academiceconomists will rethink their pursuit of ever more elaborate mathematical models that bear noresemblance to the real world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe message is simple: Stop pretending that people are always rational and that markets are alwaysefficient--and be prepared for market mayhem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Barbera, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is executive vice president and chief economist at ITG and an Economics Department Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. He has been a noted Wall Street economist for over 25 years. Before arriving on Wall Street, Barbera was a staff economist for Senator Paul Tsongas and an economist for the Congressional Budget Offi ce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.26 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426802745565,"sku":"9780071628440","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/0cVIioQAQZ9780071628440.webp?v=1781226137","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-cost-of-capitalism-understanding-market-mayhem-and-stabilizing-our-economic-future-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}