For more than 100 years, academic economists have treated the market almost like a force of nature--a vast invisible system that operates independently from human emotions. But on a day-to-day basis, emotion plays a big role in the choices we make. In this podcast, we talked to Jennifer Lerner, a social psychologist at Harvard University, about how our feelings affect our financial decisions.
Podcast produced by David Levin. Original interview by Malcolm Clark. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Fun...
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