3. Technology and Invention in Finance

Financial Markets (2011) (ECON 252) In the beginning of the lecture, Professor Shiller reviews the probability theory concepts from the last class and extends these concepts by the central limit theorem. Afterwards, he turns his attention toward the role of financial technology and financial invention within society, in particular with regard to the management of big and important risks. He proceeds along the lines of a “framing“ theme, referring to the context and the associations of inventions, and along