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An Evening with Yale’s Nobel Prize Winning Economist, Professor Robert Shiller

October 12, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Los Angeles, CA

 

When: October 12, 6:00 - 8:00PM

Where:  Kayne Anderson Capital Management, L.P., 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor, Los Angeles, CA  90067

Cost: $10 per person. Additional $20 if you would like to purchase a book ahead of time. 

Sponsor: Yale School of Management

Register: http://event-reg.som.yale.edu/signup/shiller-la (Deadline to RSVP is Friday, October 9 at 12pm EST)

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You are invited to join Yale’s Nobel Prize Winning Economist, Professor Robert Shiller and Yale alumni at Kayne Capital for a cocktail reception followed by a talk by Professor Shiller on The Pitfalls of a Free Market System.  

 The free market is designed to trick us–at least, that’s what Nobel Prize-winner Robert Shiller argues in his new book Phishing for Phools. His take is simple: contrary to what Adam Smith taught us (that the free market primarily helps us) Shiller says it provides some benefits, but it’s also designed to sneakily chip away at our life’s savings. Hailed as an “entertaining and lively” account (Joseph Stiglitz) the book gives concrete examples of how the market we put so much faith in is ruining us–from overpriced gym memberships and higher credit card limits, to manipulative advertisements and big name pharmaceuticals. He’ll challenge the free market norms we’ve come to trust, explain why people should question basic capitalist assumptions, and use the daily economics everyone encounters as a social commentary on the country’s financial state.Learn more: Listen to Shiller’s “Phishing for Phools” TEDTalk

Hosted by Jon Schotz ’77 B.A., ’81 MPPM, Co-Managing Partner & Co-Portfolio Manager, Kayne Saybrook Municipal Opportunity Fund.  Copies of Professor Shiller's book will be available to purchase with your registration at a discounted rate. All books will be signed in advance by Professor Shiller.  The evening will begin with a networking reception with appetizers and beverages.

1 comment

  • Dr. Edwin Hamilton
    Dr. Edwin Hamilton, 5:32pm October 02 2015 | Ico flag Flag as inappropriate

    Question for Professor Shiller. Do you think the following is true?

    "The main enabler of sizable asset price bubbles is keeping the real price histories rarely seen." For example:
    http://showrealhist.com/yTRIAL.html

    Thank you.

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