Merryn Talks Money

Why Everyone Believes What They Want to Believe with Alex Edmans

May 10, 2024
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Alex Edmans
London Business School professor Alex Edmans discusses biases in decision-making and misinformation in his book. They also talk about the Bank of England rate decision and delve into biases in corporate governance and ESG investing. The conversation expands to exploring biases in belief formation, breastfeeding insights, and navigating biases in investment decisions.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Analysis of Bank of England Rate Decision and Future Speculations
02:10 • 3min
3
Exploring Interest Rates and Misinformation
04:57 • 6min
4
Unraveling Biases in Corporate Governance and ESG Investing
11:03 • 31min
5
Analyzing Studies and Investment Preferences
42:14 • 5min
6
Unanticipated Emphasis on Breastfeeding and Parenting Insights
47:00 • 2min
7
Exploring Bias in Belief Formation and the Peril of Increasing Knowledge
48:57 • 2min
8
Navigating Biases in Investment Decisions
51:13 • 6min
9
Exploring Bias, Encouraging Interaction, and Promoting Open-Mindedness
57:18 • 2min