BU 488 Discussion

Mind Over Money is a 1-hour program produced for the PBS program Nova. The program documents how competing economic theories -- primarily the Efficient Markets Hypothesis vs. the emerging field of Behavioral Finance -- offer alternative explanations for the behavior of investors and consumers, and how effective each theory is at explaining the events that lead to financial crises in general, and the 2008-09 financial crisis in particular. The video is shown in 3 parts and streams in Windows Media Player. Instructions on how to complete the assignment are contained in the study guide question file: Mind Over Money Study Guide Questions. The assignment should be completed by Wed., Sept 26. Please bring a hard copy of your assignment to class on that day.

If the WMV files below do not play (which seems to be the case on most Washburn computer lab and library computers), the Mind Over Money video can be watched directly on PBS’s website at the following URL:

http://video.pbs.org/video/1479100777/

Mind Over Money Part 1 (right-click on the video and choose “Zoom” and “200%” or “Full Screen” for a larger viewing area).

Mind Over Money Part 2 (right-click on the video and choose “Zoom” and “200%” or “Full Screen” for a larger viewing area).

Mind Over Money Part 3 (right-click on the video and choose “Zoom” and “200%” or “Full Screen” for a larger viewing area).

Robert A. Weigand, Ph.D., Washburn University School of Business