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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Narrative Economics by Yale University

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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 Eileen D

Jun 22, 2024

Robert Shiller is one of the leading economists in the United States. I really enjoyed this course.

By Greg L

Jun 2, 2023

Another really neat informative class on Finance from Robert Shiller! glad I took the time to do it

By Adenike A

Dec 14, 2024

Prof Shiller did a great job, he expanded my mind and made me consult other sources to learn more.

By Marc j C

May 14, 2023

Great course. Very related to the stock market, explains a lot a reasons why stocks soar and fall.

By Chinazam I

Aug 30, 2024

This was a very informative course which has ended being useful to me and I work as a journalist.

By Michael R

Jul 2, 2023

Exceptional course. While a simple theory, it provided far more in-depth content than I imagined.

By Johnny S

Apr 22, 2023

I am fan of mr. Shiller's courses. You can learn tremendous things in his courses. Thanks a lot.

By Habeeb A F

Oct 5, 2023

It was enlightening to learn how "Narrative Economics" have been driving Consumer Behaviour !

By Adam D l

Aug 13, 2023

I loved it so much! It is not talked about enough, this should be its own narrative epidemic.

By Nada A

Nov 8, 2023

I learnt a lot in this class and it pertains to what's going on in the world now. Thank you

By Patrick W

Dec 11, 2024

This course was extremely informative and really got me thinking about almost everything.

By Rob W

Apr 12, 2023

An interesting, short, introductory course to Narrative Economics that includes mermaids.

By Beat S

May 30, 2023

With his unique style, Robert Shiller is connecting the dots of a key economic topic.

By Tabita D G R

Aug 10, 2024

ilmu yang sangat bermanfaat memberikan pengetahuan dan memberikan wawasan yang luas

By Robert G

Sep 12, 2023

Very interesting and well explained with many research tips and historical examples

By Nguyễn T A H

Aug 23, 2023

Very helpful for me to know what I decide to tell and to be a good storyteller.

By Yangling Z

May 4, 2023

Its enlightening to hear that narratives play such an interesting role in life.

By Dhanush R

Feb 25, 2025

Its absolutely brilliant course and very useful and knowledgable course for me

By Hui C C

Nov 10, 2023

It is interesting to learn economics from narrative perspective ! Thank you !

By Tonya W

Jul 19, 2024

Thank you! Currently using the reading list to learn more about this topic.

By Fiona L

Jul 2, 2023

It's a well-structured step-by-step introduction to narrative economics.

By O B

Jan 1, 2024

Great course. Not just about economics, but much more. Truly refreshing

By Micaela C

Aug 5, 2023

Great course, the presentation is clear, original, useful and engaging.

By Radovan B

Jan 6, 2025

Excellent course .... Thanks a lot for all this knowledge you give us.

By Alberto N

May 23, 2023

Excelent and clear, plain of meaningful, enjoyable and recommendable.