Essays about: "Tournament behavior"

Found 2 essays containing the words Tournament behavior.

  1. 1. Predicting Irrational Market Behavior : Examining the Effects of Football Final Outcomes on Index Returns

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Arvid Aronsson; [2022]
    Keywords : DID with synthetic controls; Investor Mood; Behavioural Finance; Irrational Investors; Sports;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effects football games in major international tournaments have on stock market returns. The major international football tournaments are limited to the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, and the games studied are only the finals of these tournaments. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tournament behavior of US corporate bond mutual funds: A non-parametric analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alexander Lötvall; David Eklund; [2016]
    Keywords : Tournament behavior; Risk shifting; Adverse incentives; Corporate bond mutual funds;

    Abstract : This thesis tests the tournament hypothesis on a data set of corporate bond mutual funds. According to the tournament hypothesis portfolios ranked as "losers" at an interim date will increase portfolio volatility to a greater extent than funds ranked as "winners". READ MORE