Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · Episode 16 · April 25, 2025 · 35 min

Buried by the Wall Street Crash (Classic)

Cautionary Tales returns with a new episode on May 2nd. Both of the world’s greatest economists, Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes, thought they could see into the future and make a killing on the stock market - and then both were wiped out by the Wall Street Crash. One died a pauper, the other millionaire. What does it take to bounce back from ruin? Oh... and UFOs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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