Here at the Faculty of Economics we're always looking at the latest cutting-edge economic research, particularly when it comes to the financial markets which may appear rational, but how about the traders in those markets - are they as Professo
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A study by the Faculty's Professor Peter Bossaerts has been featured in the Economist. The magazine reports on the study he co-authored, indicating that study drugs make healthy people worse at problem-solving, not better. The drugs are also popular with devotees of “nootropics”—chemicals that supposedly boost brainpower.
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