This course is packed with cross-disciplinary insights into how narratives shape our decision-making behavior and choices in economics. It gives a good overview of some of the most popular and perennial narratives and how they change over time with historical and current-time examples. It's a great course for someone who wants to deepen their understanding of economic,s current affairs, communication, narrative and behavioral studies.

It's a real good course full of history lessons and its narrative expressions that have forged our current economy! The Professor explains everything very clearly and makes it a very fun experience!

I am a huge fan of Prof Shiller and he has had a remarkable and influential career. This course is a cri de coeur for the continued exploration of the role of narrative in economics. He would like economics to take more account of stories. And he has an empirical tool, Google ngrams, which allows him to look at the prevalence of different words and phrases over time. This is a lot of fun and interesting. And leads to many hours of random investigation - which it is clear that Prof Shiller has undertaken.

Prof Shiller also borrows from epidemiology to discuss "contagion" of narratives, but either this one petered out or I missed something, as I'm not quite sure what to do with the linkage.

It's still early days for narrative economics. I would have welcomed a definition or taxonomy of narratives, as well as perhaps a discussion of different types of contagion. (Prof Shiller does lay out a few types of narratives along with the dynamics of them, but I was hoping for something that would enable us to define and classify narratives.

Thanks Prof Shiller for all your great work.

Professor Shiller is delightful both in how he presents and his materials. I can imagine him in the Yale Neuroscience library deep into narratives of how the brain works or doesn't work. He is absolutely right about Consilience of knowledge and that people who get a good or great liberal arts education have the potential to become future leader. A bachelor's in business or journalism may seem like a path to get a great initial job but that level of specialization doesn't prepare you when you want to switch careers or climb the corporate ladder to management. People who are consilient are better prepared. The initial chapters on narratives, their strengths and weaknesses, their ability to last, all are presented in a beautiful way.

Thanks, Prof. Shiller

The professor conducted the lectures in a way that felt truly natural, almost as if we were in a real classroom setting. Many online lecturers tend to appear rigid or overly scripted in front of the camera, but this course maintained an authentic teaching style. The lectures were not only insightful but also introduced practical research methods and fun, real-world examples. Highly recommended!

This was a wonderful course. I learned what narrative economics means and the importance of narratives in a field that has traditionally not used them much. It has broaden my outlook and understanding of some of today's issues with the national debt, recession, employment concerns, as well as related areas such as college, and what defines success. The professor was great!

Fascinating topic! I really enjoyed the course and learning about an alternate way to think about human development. It was fascinating to learn about different periods in history and pivotal moments; Great exposure to n-grams; Very cool tool!

I think this could have been better described, as it’s not the same kind of course as Prof. Schiller’s other Econ courses. But it’s a fascinating topic and I was delighted to see and hear how he approached this relatively new topic.

Amazing course. I enjoyed it so much.

It has lots of economy and social behaviour analysis, all related to historic events and trends.

Full of curiosities.

Thank you so much.

Clàudia Gas Vallès

Another fantastic course by Prof. Shiller. It not only helps increase knowledge of what drives economics but instils a greater knowledge of society through good stories and engaging topics.

A short and inspiring course to pay more attention what goes on in the world, to stop and think if the narrative is a repetition and what impact it might have on today & tomorrow.

A great way to learn more about what is happening in an economy. Another example of why economics should be much more than math.

The course is intersting and taught in a really encouraging way. I enjoyed it a lot and can only recommend to take part.

Fantastic course - a great introduction to narrative economics and a field of study that I hope will gain more traction.

It is such a great course that I have watched some clips twice. Insightful, informative, and interesting.

Such a fresh look at economics and what influences our behavior! Wonderful food for thought here.

Very short course -- but provided a good overview on a new way to observe and identify trends.

Very much inspiring. Definitely one of the best courses I have enrolled in recent years.

Good presentation and great production values. A pleasure to watch.