
Irrational Exuberance
Robert Shiller · 2000
Nobel laureate Shiller's analysis of how narratives and social dynamics — not just fundamentals — drive asset prices. Published in March 2000, months before the dot-com crash, it introduced the CAPE ratio (now the most widely used valuation metric) and laid the groundwork for 'narrative economics.' Academic in tone but prophetic in timing.
Business & Investing · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.