Essays about: "Psychological biases"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Psychological biases.

  1. 6. Where is Super Terrorism? : A quantitative study of CBRN use by non-state actors

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Andreas Richter; [2021]
    Keywords : Chemical; Biological; Radiological; Nuclear; CBRN; Terrorism; Logistic Regression; Non-state Political Violence.;

    Abstract : Terrorism is academically understood as the quest of non-state actors to cause fear beyond the immediate victims of their action to reach political goals. Means that have an immense psychological impact are therefore expected to be sought after to a high extent by these actors. READ MORE

  3. 7. Life After Bankruptcy - An explorative study on how past bankruptcy experience of directors and CEOs affects a firm's risk-taking, performance and chance of survival

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Casper Nilson Wrede; Andrea Sgambaro; [2017]
    Keywords : Bankruptcy; Director experience; CEO experience; Risk-Taking; Behavioral Biases;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effects of directors' and CEOs' past bankruptcy experiences on firms' outcomes. We argue that for individuals who have been involved in a corporate bankruptcy, the experience could either bring about a learning effect ("Hot-Stove mechanism"), or confirm their pre-existing behavioural biases ("Innate Risk-Taking mechanism). READ MORE

  4. 8. Cultural Cognition and Climate Change: Communicating climate science across potential divides in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jamieson Bray; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Scepticism; Cultural Cognition; Risk Perception; Ideological Predispositions;

    Abstract : Human civilization is failing in the fight to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and limit the impact of anthropogenic climate change. Whilst there are likely numerous reasons for this inertia, societal risk perception plays a fundamental role in influencing the speed and effectiveness of political and social action to address climate change. READ MORE

  5. 9. Investors’ Pursuit of Positive Skewness in Stock Returns. An empirical study of the Skewness effect on market-to-book ratio

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Amir Omed; Jiayin Song; [2014-07-23]
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    Abstract : This paper finds that higher positive skewness in stocks’ return distribution may lead to higher valuation in terms of market-to-book ratio. In addition, we find that this relationship was not affected by the recent financial crisis in 2008. These inferences remain qualitatively unchanged subject to robustness testing. READ MORE

  6. 10. Cognitive Ability and Psychological Biases : Perspective from Chinese stock individual investors

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

    Author : Xiaoxiao Shi; Ning An; [2012]
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    Abstract : .... READ MORE