@article{Herzog2015, author = {Herzog, Bodo}, title = {An econophysics model of financial bubbles}, journal = {Natural science}, volume = {7}, doi = {10.4236/ns.2015.71006}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {55 -- 63}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Usually financial crises go along with bubbles in asset prices, such as the housing bubble in the US in 2007. This paper attempts to build a mathematical model of financial bubbles from an econophysics, and thus a new perspective. I find that agents identify bubbles only with a time delay. Furthermore, I demonstrate that the detection of bubbles is different on either the individual or collective point of view. Second, I utilize the findings for a new definition of asset bubbles in finance. Finally, I extend the model to the study of asset price dynamics with news. In conclusion, the model provides unique insights into the properties and developments of financial bubbles.}, language = {en} }