Essays about: "behavioral finance."

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  1. 11. From Hype to Longevity: Evaluating the Endurance of Swedish IPOs : A quantitative approach to measure the long-term performance of IPOs

    University essay from

    Author : Vilhelm Carlsson; Alva Persson; Flora Kahlman; [2023]
    Keywords : Initial Public Offering IPO ; Long-term IPO Performance; Swedish Stock Market; Behavioral Finance; Asymmetric Information Theory;

    Abstract : The prospect of earning extraordinary returns drives the allure of investing in new companies through IPOs. However, this approach may be flawed due to market conditions, information asymmetry, and behavioral biases. Past research supports evidence of the long-term underperformance of IPOs compared to the market index. READ MORE

  3. 12. Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for young people and their personal finance?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Hugo Wirén; Philip Ågerup; [2023]
    Keywords : Decision making; change of behavior; overconfidence; Covid-19; stock market crash; herding behavior; young investors; blessing in disguise; financial literacy;

    Abstract : The global pandemic of Covid-19 led to a crisis of not only fatal impact but financially. The stock market experienced one of its biggest market crashes ever and the young investors of our generation experienced something that they could never imagine. READ MORE

  4. 13. Can investor sentiment predict the European size premium? An empirical investigation of regional size premium predictability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julian Ziemer; Lappalainen Arttu; [2023]
    Keywords : Size Premium; Investor Sentiment; Return Predictability; Behavioral Finance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Research on the determinants of the size premium, i.e. that small stocks on average outperform large stocks, has traditionally focused on financial and macroeconomic factors. However, recent academic studies shed light on the influence of behavioral factors on the size premium, specifically investor sentiment. READ MORE

  5. 14. An Empirical Study About Young People's Risk Preferences and Determinants Affecting them

    University essay from

    Author : Jonathan Grudin; Christopher Severin; [2022-07-11]
    Keywords : Risk attitude; Behavioral finance; CRT; Financial literacy; Numerical ability; Risk-aversion;

    Abstract : In this report, the aim was to investigate what determinants or associations may affect an individual’s choice when facing different risk-related prospectus. Through surveys based on previous literature, a study on a sample of 119 respondents, containing students from the School of Business, Economics, and Law in Gothenburg was done. READ MORE

  6. 15. Disposition Effect and Time: Are investors increasingly reluctant to realize losses the longer they hold on to a stock?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mathias Lien Oskarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Behavioral finance; Disposition effect; Holding period; Gender; Age;

    Abstract : The disposition effect is defined as the notion that investors hold on to losses for too long. In this paper I study how the disposition effect is influenced by the longer the investor holds on to a stock. READ MORE