Robert Schiller

Robert Shiller is an American economist known for his work on asset prices, behavioral finance, and real estate. He gained fame for predicting the dot-com bubble and the 2008 financial crisis, emphasizing how emotions and psychology drive market behavior. Shiller co-developed the Case-Shiller Index, which tracks U.S. home prices, helping to monitor real estate trends. He won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2013 for his analysis of how markets can diverge from fundamental values due to human behavior. His insights have influenced both economics and financial policy, emphasizing the importance of understanding investor sentiment.