The Ascent of Money Blowing Bubbles
Niall Ferguson explores stock market bubbles by tracing the rise and fall of two of the most famous investment companies in history, the Dutch East India and the French Mississippi. Finding parallels between the American crash of the 18th century and the more recent Enron scandal, he uses theories of behavioural finance to explain the human herding instinct when it comes to investment.
Primary Title
- The Ascent of Money
Secondary Title
- Blowing Bubbles
Date Broadcast
- Monday 21 September 2009
Start Time
- 23 : 30
Finish Time
- 00 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Niall Ferguson explores stock market bubbles by tracing the rise and fall of two of the most famous investment companies in history, the Dutch East India and the French Mississippi. Finding parallels between the American crash of the 18th century and the more recent Enron scandal, he uses theories of behavioural finance to explain the human herding instinct when it comes to investment.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- International finance--History
- Economic history
- Money--History
Contributors
- Niall Ferguson (Host)
- Chimerica Media (Production Unit)
Subjects
- International finance--History
- Economic history
- Money--History