This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly Free Audiobook Download by Carmen Reinhart,Kenneth S. Rogoff

"This Time is Different" is a collection of essays by Greek and American economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. The book discusses the financial history of Europe from 800 AD to 2010 AD, providing sharp insights into the financial decision making in a variety of economic circumstances.

"This Time is Different" by Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff is a book about eight centuries of financial folly. They argue that financial crises have been more frequent than one might think and that the world's current economic woes are nothing new. The authors collected data from 12 countries over many centuries and found (using a variety of different metrics) that, in general, "financial systems tend to be unstable, episodic, and prone to crisis." In the book, they outline their thesis as such: "Crises occur more frequently than one might suspect based on prior experience. This time is...different."

This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly is a book by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff. It was published on September 11, 2009 and has been in the bestseller charts for more than two years. Of related interest are their "This Time is Different" papers (see below).

"This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly" is a story of how financial economics has been able to explain the puzzle of whether there has been more or less financial folly in recent decades. The book focuses on eight centuries of financial history, from the early 1600s to 2008, and it shows that, although there have always been periods of financial folly in which investors see their wealth vanish into thin air, the frequency and severity has increased remarkably over time.

This audiobook is perfect for any investor or financial professional who desires to learn more about the history of the debt cycle, and how it will eventually end. Reinhart and Rogoff's insights into the past help identify current trends in markets all over the world, as well as providing ways to avoid some mistakes that many investors make today.

This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, the epic book by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff kicked off in 2009. The work is based on over 1,000 years of economic history and gives a detailed account on how financial crises have occurred in various economies worldwide. The latest edition of the book was introduced to readers through an audio version which narrates the voice of Sean Pratt and was offered in digital form for anyone who wished to hear it.