Markets are meant to be efficient, yet somehow they keep producing meme-stock frenzies, CEO vanity projects, and wild booms and busts.

We're joined by Alex Edmans — Professor of Finance at London Business School and author of The Madness of Markets — joins us to discuss why even smart investors lose their heads.

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The Madness of Markets, with Alex Edmans

Many Happy Returns

The Madness of Markets, with Alex Edmans