Economics vs Finance

Mar 09, 2009 21:29

It seems to me that one of the main sources of the current crisis is a fundamental flaw in finance theory, relative to economic theory ( Read more... )

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cunctator_ March 10 2009, 10:04:18 UTC
It all comes down to projected cash flows. They might incorporate the economic fundamentals but it turns out they are often not persistent enough to imrove the forecast. What is in the works is the order impact - at the microstructure level by now, but hopefully they will incorporate the general equilibrium effects soon.

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dvmp March 12 2009, 04:53:05 UTC
I have one of those Magic 8 Ball thingies, if that might help?

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