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About the Course

Dear Potential Learner, Please take some time to read through this note before deciding to enroll. This course, Narrative Economics, is
relatively short and proposes a simple concept: we need to incorporate the contagion of narratives into our economic theory. You can think of
narratives as stories that shape public beliefs, which in turn influence our decision making. Understanding how people arrived at certain
decisions in the past can aid our understanding of the economy today and improve our forecasts of the future. Popular thinking heavily
influences our answers to questions such as how much to invest, how much to spend or save, whether to go to college or tak...
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Top reviews

AV

Jun 6, 2023

A very insightful and approachable course about the effects of human biases over the economic landscape and how social trends tend to leave a permanent mark on history and exact sciences like finance.

LA

Mar 10, 2024

I really enjoyed this course, it opened my eyes so much and I might keep going even though I only took this course out of fun, I was very interested in this topic. lucky me it Was interesting! Thanks

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By Lujain A

Mar 11, 2024

I really enjoyed this course, it opened my eyes so much and I might keep going even though I only took this course out of fun, I was very interested in this topic. lucky me it Was interesting! Thanks

By Felix O

Aug 18, 2023

It's a real good course full of history lessons and its narrative expressions that have forged our current economy! The Professor explains everything very clearly and makes it a very fun experience!

By Kevin E B S

Apr 25, 2023

Muy detallado y preciso, este curso es recomendable si te interesan los efectos económicos vistos desde la perspectiva, causas y consecuencias de una narrativa implícita en ese preciso tiempo.

By Taiana F D C

Feb 22, 2025

Foi maravilhoso poder participar desse curso espetacular me fez ver o quanto podemos aprender sobre as pesquisas narrativas, obrigado professor por fazer e desenvolver esse curso.

By Jose A

Apr 18, 2023

Great intro to using Google Ngrams, excellent historical context for presenting the argument of narrative causality effects on trends, popular opinion and societal shifts.

By JAVIER F V

Aug 25, 2023

I really liked the subject and the format of the classes and above all the teacher, I found him to be very professional and at the same time very approachable.

By Sina Z

Jul 31, 2023

Great professor and great content. The topics inspired me to start thinking differently about economic and personal narratives. I highly recommend this course.

By Paola L

Jul 25, 2023

Very interesting and inspiring course with an outstanding Professor.

Prof. Shiller made me passionate about finance and economics (and it was not so

Thank you.

By Rejeena s t

Aug 16, 2023

Thank you so much yale university. I AM VERY THANKFUL TO YOUR GREAT EFFORTS ON YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN MY STUDIES . Which lead my career to start a journey.

By Sujatha R

Jul 5, 2023

Thanks Prof Robert Shiller for putting together this wonderful course and offering it for free. I really enjoyed learning about Narrative Economics.

By Leow W

Dec 19, 2024

Prof Robert is an engaging instructor to help learners grasp the concepts and applications by scaffolding the topics easy to understand and apply.

By Eric O

Jul 10, 2024

I really enjoyed the course and content. It was well produced and I feel like I gained some good perspective on several economic principles.

By Richard S

Feb 1, 2024

Prof. Shiller presented an interesting way to look at economic issues. This is a much more approachable way of viewing economic problems.

By M. W S

Aug 7, 2023

Prof. Robert Shiller is something more than an economist. It's my dream to attend some of his live classes. He's extremely elegant person.

By Stella L

Jul 4, 2023

It is great to see world-renowned economist adopting an MDT approach in understanding economic phenomena and do economic forecasting.

By Niloufar A

May 20, 2024

professor shiller is truly one of the Bests! I really enjoy learning from him as he has an unique and lovely way to explain things.

By Rajrupa S

Jun 22, 2023

I just loved the course, it is extremely insightful and really pushes you ti see major economic events through a new lenses

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By Emily W

Sep 12, 2023

Absolutely fascinating and delightful. Very engaging lessons, excellent resources, and highly effected quizzes and tests.

By Fernando F

Feb 22, 2025

Shiller is an absolutely wonderful professor, enjoy this thrilling ride through the world of psychology and finance!

By Nakul S

Jan 16, 2024

This was an interesting course to learn the basics of what factors influence the narratives shaping our world.

By Victor B

Jan 14, 2025

i love Professor J .Shriller , his way to explain things makes it esier to understand every narative examples

By sia b

Jul 10, 2023

Completely delightful, informative and inspiring! I'd pay to see a lecture of his in-person, when possible.

By Manuel J P M

May 8, 2023

Interesting point of view of the influence of some ideas, social movements and tendency in the economy

By Kaushik P

Jun 24, 2023

Excellent course. Articulates efficiently the big picture scenarios that influence everyday economics.

By William B

Jan 7, 2025

Great course, essential for understanding the importance of popular sentiment as regards the economy.