Tulip mania
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Tulip mania was a famous 17th-century Dutch financial bubble in which speculation drove tulip bulb prices to extreme heights before they suddenly collapsed.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tulip mania canonical | 3 |
| Dutch tulip mania | 1 |
| Tulip Mania | 1 |
| tulip mania bubble | 1 |
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Target entity: Tulip mania Context triple: [Dutch Golden Age, significantEvent, Tulip mania]
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Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age was a 17th-century period when the Netherlands became a leading global power in trade, art, science, and finance, marked by prosperity and cultural flourishing.
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Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a catastrophic stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression and led to major reforms of the U.S. financial system.
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Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a severe global financial crisis that triggered a prolonged economic depression in the United States and Europe, marking a major turning point in the early Gilded Age.
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Wall Street
Wall Street is the historic financial district in Lower Manhattan that serves as a global center for banking, trading, and economic power.
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Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tulip mania Target entity description: Tulip mania was a famous 17th-century Dutch financial bubble in which speculation drove tulip bulb prices to extreme heights before they suddenly collapsed.
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A.
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age was a 17th-century period when the Netherlands became a leading global power in trade, art, science, and finance, marked by prosperity and cultural flourishing.
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B.
Wall Street Crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was a catastrophic stock market collapse that triggered the Great Depression and led to major reforms of the U.S. financial system.
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C.
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a severe global financial crisis that triggered a prolonged economic depression in the United States and Europe, marking a major turning point in the early Gilded Age.
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D.
Wall Street
Wall Street is the historic financial district in Lower Manhattan that serves as a global center for banking, trading, and economic power.
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E.
Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States marked by bank failures, railroad bankruptcies, and mass unemployment that helped bring the Gilded Age to a close.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic bubble
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financial mania ⓘ historical event ⓘ speculative bubble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tulip mania
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surface form:
tulip mania bubble
tulipomania ⓘ |
| cause |
futures-style forward contracts
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herd behavior in markets ⓘ high demand for rare tulip color patterns ⓘ introduction of exotic tulip varieties ⓘ irrational exuberance ⓘ limited supply of prized tulip bulbs ⓘ speculation in tulip bulb prices ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Dot-com bubble
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South Sea Bubble ⓘ housing bubble of the 2000s ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| currency | Dutch guilder ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds ⓘ |
| effect |
financial losses for speculators
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government intervention in tulip trade contracts ⓘ lasting cultural metaphor for financial bubbles ⓘ legal disputes over tulip contracts ⓘ public debate about speculation ⓘ sudden collapse of tulip prices ⓘ |
| endTime | 1637 ⓘ |
| field |
behavioral finance
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economic history ⓘ financial history ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme price volatility
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focus on rare tulip varieties ⓘ participation by middle-class investors ⓘ prices detached from intrinsic value ⓘ rapid price increase followed by crash ⓘ trade in forward contracts ⓘ |
| location | Netherlands ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Amsterdam
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Haarlem ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
tulip bulbs
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tulip futures contracts ⓘ |
| notableTulipVariety |
Semper Augustus
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Viceroy ⓘ |
| peakYear |
1636
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1637 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1630s ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
asset price bubble
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herd behavior in economics ⓘ market irrationality ⓘ speculative mania ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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