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INDEX
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Abramovich, Roman, 107
Abrams, Dan, 164
academics, 264, 267–69
Acemoglu, Daron, 21–22, 279–80
Ackermann, Josef, 254
Ackman, Bill, 51
active inertia, 145, 167–69
actors, 108
Ad Age, 50
Adderall, 52
Africa, 66, 76, 146
agency problem, 138
AIDS, 76, 246
AIG, 27, 101, 143
Akhmetov, Rinat, 103
Alger, Horatio, 45
algorithmic trading, 146
Allen, Herb, 68
Allen, Paul, 43
Allstate, 64
Alpha, 143
alpha geeks, 46–51, 92, 94
Amazon, 69, 234
Ambani, Mukesh, 199
Ambani family, 235
American Bar Association Journal, 107
American colonies, 11–12
Anderson, Chris, 68, 100
Anderson, Keith, 153–55
Andersson, Mats, 138
Animal Farm (Orwell), 90
Apollo, 142
Apple, 25, 54, 55, 104, 143
iPhone, 28
iPod, 24–26
Applied Materials, 64
Arcelor, 191
ArcelorMittal, 59
architects, 103–4
Ariely, Dan, xii, 273–74
ARK (Absolute Return for Kids), 74
Arkady, 110
Arthur, W. Brian, 30–31, 146
art markets, 95, 96, 106, 205
Aslund, Anders, 79–80
Aspen Institute Ideas Festival, 68, 112
Astor, Caroline, 6
Astor, John Jacob, 6
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