Essays about: "Behavioral economics"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 127 essays containing the words Behavioral economics.

  1. 36. Irrational individuals and inefficient markets : A quantitative study of factors’ impact on individuals’ risk willingness

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Tom Ekelund; [2020]
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    Abstract : While conventional academic finance highlights theories within modern portfolio theory such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the emerging field of behavioral finance tries to develop these theories by incorporating psychological elements into the equation. Furthermore, an extensively discussed phenomenon is individuals’ risk willingness. READ MORE

  3. 37. Research on Herding Effect in Emergencies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Minrui Song; Can Cui; [2020]
    Keywords : Behavioral finance; Herding effect; Cross-sectional absolute deviation; quantile regression; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this paper, herding effect among pandemic emergencies, natural disaster emergencies and terrorist attacks emergencies is studied. This paper uses quantile regression with the approach proposed by Chiang and Zheng (2010) to detect herding during the time period 2001-2020. In terms of event types, herding is captured in every event group. READ MORE

  4. 38. The Biology of M&A

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Olle Josefsson; Filip Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Chief executive officers; Five Factor Model; Mergers and acquisitions; Personality; Machine Learning; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate and explore how personality traits of CEO’s affect the strategic decision of acquiring another company and whether the performance of the acquisition is affected by the examined traits. Methodology: The study follows a quantitative approach with a hypothetical deductive method. READ MORE

  5. 39. Entrepreneurship from a Neuropsychological Approach: The Influence of OCD and OCPD on Entrepreneurial Decision-Making

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Levi Bergstrand; Lida Minasyan; [2020]
    Keywords : entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial decision-making; new ventures; neuropsychology; neurodiversity; neurodiverse entrepreneurs; mental disorders; OCD; OCPD; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship from a neuropsychological approach is certainly a field worth investigating. This dissertation aims to closely investigate the influence of OCD and OCPD traits and behavioral patterns on entrepreneurial decision-making. READ MORE

  6. 40. Fatal accidents in the mining industry – do investors react rationally?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Mattsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Finance; behavioral finance; market psychology; overreaction theory; efficient market hypothesis; mining; fatal accidents; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The mining industry is characterized by a hazardous working environment for its employed blue-collar workers and a general complexity of valuation for investors. By theories of behav-ioral finance, corporate social responsibility, and others outlined in the following, this makes a setting where one could plausibly expect reactions and even overreactions among investors to fatal accidents incurred among employed miners related to the mining operations. READ MORE