Essays about: "Behavioral bias"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words Behavioral bias.

1. 11. The power of momentum: An analysis of momentum extremes within sports betting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Carl Hellman; [2022]
   Keywords : Behavioral finance; Financial markets; Asset pricing; Cognitive bias; misreaction;

   Abstract : In this paper I examine 20862 betting contracts within the sport of soccer for the last decade within 5 major leagues. I perform tests of pricing anomalies for different instances of momentum by using sports betting as a laboratory environment. I find evidence of overreaction within the general price movements and for standard momentum portfolios. READ MORE

3. 12. Towards Understanding How Human Aspects Affect Requirements Prioritization

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

   Author : RASHEEDHA SHAIK; [2022]
   Keywords : Agile Software Organization; Requirements Prioritization; Behavioral Studies; Systematic Literature Review; Human Aspects;

   Abstract : Background and Motivation. Requirements engineering is decision intensiveand involves many roles and stakeholders. As humans are often subjective in theirdecision-making and biased by subjective criteria, we are interested in exploring howthis impacts requirements prioritization. READ MORE

4. 13. Market Models and Uncertain Subjective Value Estimates

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ruben Åkerlund; Jakob Norling; [2021]
   Keywords : microeconomics; stochastic decisions; bias; consumer surplus; resource allocation;

   Abstract : In microeconomic market models it is a standard assumption that actors have perfect information and act rationally. These are strong assumptions for products where the value to the consumer is subjective. READ MORE

5. 14. The Role of Social Identity in Memory Integration

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Marius Boeltzig; [2021]
   Keywords : memory integration; social contagion; memory conformity; social identity; inference; episodic memory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : An adaptive memory system has to support both the encoding of individual episodes as well as generalization and inference across several episodes. The latter of these two goals is achieved by memory integration in which a memory representation is updated to accommodate new information. READ MORE

6. 15. Exponential Growth Bias and Worry in the Context of COVID-19 and Stock Market

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

   Author : Kristina Englund; [2021]
   Keywords : Exponential growth bias; worry; loss aversion; COVID-19; behavioral economics; cognition; cognitive psychology;

   Abstract : People use shortcuts to make decisions to efficiently deal with a large volume of information. Linear thinking is one shortcut and it contributes to exponential growth bias which means underestimation of exponential growth values. This study examined differences in exponential growth bias in the context of the stock market and COVID-19 cases. READ MORE