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LIVE: The Myth of the Million Dollar Tulip Bulb

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Chulips or Railways?

Are we looking at Chulips or railways? And if we really knew, would that help? Charles MacKay made it seem easy to spot a financial bubble. But perhaps it wasn't as easy as he thought. The railway bubble was about to burst in a catastrophic fashion. Cautionary tales will return in a moment.

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