Michael Goldberg

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Michael D. Goldberg is the Todd H. Crockett Professor of Economics at the University of New Hampshire and a senior research associate at the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). He has written extensively in the fields of International Finance and Macroeconomics and his columns on asset price fluctuations and policy reform have been published by leading newspapers in more than 50 countries. His bestselling books, Imperfect Knowledge Economics: Exchange Rates and Risk (Princeton University Press, 2007) and Beyond Mechanical Markets: Asset Price Swings, Risk, and the Role of the State (Princeton University Press, 2011) both co-authored with Roman Frydman, propose a new approach to macroeconomic modeling that recognizes that rational individuals’ decision making and the social context within which they must act change in ways that are, in part, open. Beyond Mechanical Markets was a finalist for the 2011 TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award. The book was also one of the Financial Times non-fiction favorites of 2011, commended by its chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, and James Pressley of Bloomberg News selected it as a top business book of 2011. Both Imperfect Knowledge Economics and Beyond Mechanical Markets are translated into multiple foreign languages.

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New Evidence for the Present-Value Model of Stock Prices: Why the REH Version Failed Empirically

Paper Working Paper Series | | Feb 2015

Shiller (1981) and others have shown that the quantitative predictions of the REH present-value model are inconsistent with time-series data on stock prices and dividends. In this paper, we assess the empirical relevance of the model without explicitly representing how a rational market participant forecasts dividends and interest rates.

Did Capitalism Fail? Looking Back Five Years After Lehman

Article | Sep 17, 2013

How could reputable ratings agencies – and investment banks – misjudge things so badly?

The Contingent Expectations Hypothesis: Rationality and Contingent Knowledge in Macroeconomics and Finance Theory

Paper Conference paper | | Apr 2013

For macroeconomists, an individual is rational if she uses her understanding of the way the economy works in making decisions that do not conflict with her objectives.

Change and Expectations in Macroeconomic Models: Recognizing the Limits to Knowability

Paper Conference paper | | Apr 2012

In modern economies, individuals and companies engage in innovative activities, discovering new ways to use existing physical and human capital, and new technologies in which to invest. The institutional and broader social context within which these activities take place also changes in novel ways.

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