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Robert Shiller’s latest prediction? A data revolution

The Nobel Prize-winning economist says new tools give researchers the power to learn not just from data, but from stories

Decorations reading 'Big Data' are seen on day two of China International Big Data Industry Expo 2019 at Guiyang International Conference and Exhibition Center on May 27, 2019 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province of China
Decorations reading 'Big Data' are seen on day two of China International Big Data Industry Expo 2019 at Guiyang International Conference and Exhibition Center on May 27, 2019 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province of China Photo: Getty Images

Robert Shiller built his career on insights drawn from people telling him stories. Now he is telling his own.

“The experience of the market correction from 2000 to 2002 was a life-changing thing,” he says. “I sort of thought it was coming, and then confirming that – it gave me confidence.”

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