David Tuckett

David Tuckett 9780230299856

Minding the Markets

 The 2008 financial crisis showed that human emotion has a critical impact on financial markets. Until now, economic theories have failed to take this into account.

Psychoanalysis Comparable & Incomparable:
The Evolution of a Method to Describe and Compare Psychoanalytic Approaches

How do we know when what is happening between two people should be called psychoanalysis? What is a psychoanalytic process and how do we know when one is taking place?


 

Profile

David Tuckett, MA, MSc, is a Visiting Professor at UCL and Director of the Conference Programme. He is a Training and Supervising Analyst in the British Psychoanalytical Society, Chair of the European Psychoanalytic Federation Working Party on comparative clinical methods and formerly Editor in Chief (1988-2001) of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis as well as the Founding Editor of the New Library of Psychoanalysis. Trained in Economics and Medical Sociology he taught at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School and Bedford College before becoming the Principal (1977-1983) of the Health Education Studies Unit at the University of Cambridge, where he directed a large-scale study into doctor-patient communication in general practice. Since 1985 he has mixed his clinical practice with research interests concerning the knowledge base of psychoanalysis and the clinical models psychoanalysts use in their work. He is currently involved in a study of fund managers.


 

Current Research

Finance and Economics Psychoanalysis

Professor David Tuckett has been awarded nearly $250,000 to research the role of emotions in economics.

The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) grant will enable Professor Tuckett to examine how unconscious processes can cause swings in the financial markets.

The research, which will take place over 2.5 years, will be based on interdisciplinary insights into the social and psychological context that trading financial assets create and in which decisions are made.

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Clinical Methods Workshops take place at various psychoanalytic conferences and congresses. They are based on the method devised by David Tuckett and colleagues within the European Psychoanalytic Federation Working Party on Comparative Clinical Methods. The material here is designed to help those preparing to attend:


 

Press & Publications

Recent & Forthcoming Publications

Recent Press

2011- Financial markets are markets in stories: Some possible advantages of using interviews to supplement existing economic data source. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, forthcoming.

How to save the Euro

2011- Inside and outside the window: Some fundamental elements in the theory of psychoanalytic technique. International Journal of Psychoanalysis. (Forthcoming)

Greed and Restitution

2009 - Addressing the Psychology of Financial Markets

When devils strike:
Explaining how banks lost so much money is easier than why they did
(2008) (with Junkers, G and Zachrisson, A) To Be or Not To Be A Psychoanalyst – How do we know a Candidate is ready to Qualify? Difficulties and Controversies in Evaluating Psychoanalytic Competence. Psychoanalytic Inquiry. 28:3, 288-308. You can't expect anyone investing $1bn to be fully rational
2008 Phantastic Objects College professor says clients listen to their hearts
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Blogs & Articles

Recent Articles

Recent Blogs

Putting Mind into Markets Huffington Post
Inside and outside the window: Some fundamental elements in the theory of psychoanalytic technique   Minding the Markets
Some Reflections on Psychoanalytic Technique: In Need of Core Concepts or an Archaic Ritual?    

 

Audio & Video

Recent Video

Recent Audio

How stories about economic fundamentals drive financial markets David Tuckett Discusses new book 'Minding the Markets'
The psychology of gold Broken economic models and the role of emotion in finance
Emotions, Investing, and Financial Stability Freud & Fund Managers - Fabricated or Induced Illnesses - The Recovery Model
The Risk of Emotions: Understanding What Drives Investors Credit crunch
How Investors Use Stories to Tame Uncertainty Freud the philosopher
The psychology of financial markets  

 

Conferences

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Psychoanalysis Unit
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology
University College London
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