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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
Track 3: Types of economic bubbles
Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products.
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The dot.com bubble | A short introduction to this album Play now The dot.com bubble |
| 2 | 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? Play now What are economic bubbles? |
| 3 | Types of economic bubbles | Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products. Play now Types of economic bubbles |
| 4 | The dot.com boom | Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old when he set up the internet sensation Soccernet, by the time he was 17 years old he sold the company to ESPN for $40million dollars. Play now The dot.com boom |
| 5 | Does the media fuel bubbles? | The dot.com bubble wasn't just confined to the investment and trading community, the public also got involved, and this caused a media frenzy. Play now Does the media fuel bubbles? |
| 6 | How was the dot.com market valued? | The dot.com's equity was valued on visits and clicks. There was nothing to research, traditional valuing techniques went out the window. Play now How was the dot.com market valued? |
| 7 | The dot.com crash | Once the dot.com market started to crack, investors soon realised that these internet companies weren't really worth anything at all, but was this enough for them sell up before the bubble burst? Play now The dot.com crash |
| 8 | Dot.com and the public damage | When a bubbles bursts the immediate effect is damage to the public. But is there any longer lasting positive effect on the economy? Play now Dot.com and the public damage |
| 9 | The bubbles of today | Is green technology the beginning of a new bubble? Can we spot a bubble emerging? Is there anything that can be done when a bubble does emerge? Play now The bubbles of today |
| 10 | Bubbles in context | The Open University’s Martin Upton, Jonquil Lowe and Alan Shipman take a wider look at whether the rapidly increasing recovery of the world economic market is a bubble itself. Play now Bubbles in context |
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