Essays about: "irrationality"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the word irrationality.

  1. 11. Active Portfolio Managers: Behaviours and Approaches : A qualitative study of behavioural approaches towards markets in active management of mutual funds in Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : David Salame; [2017]
    Keywords : Actively managed mutual funds; efficient markets; behavioural finance; rationality; irrationality; confidence; overreactions; risk; and return.; Aktivt förvaltade fonder; effektiva marknader; beteendefinansiering; rationalitet; irrationalitet; självförtroende; överreaktioner; risker och avkastning.;

    Abstract : The field of behavioural finance remains to be a major criticizer to the efficient market hypothesis, claiming all humans of being rational. Some argues for the lack of behavioural aspects of investors being a main cause to the financial crisis of 2008, due to tendencies of them following same investment paths. READ MORE

  3. 12. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  4. 13. Systematically Irrational Decision Making : An Evaluation of Decision Making Competence of Technical Experts and Decision Makers at Scania R&D

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Saheer Sayyed; Johan Duintjer; [2016]
    Keywords : decision-making; individual decision making competence; cognitive biases; heuristics; product development projects; counter acting biases;

    Abstract : Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory thesis is to gain insights into the individual decision making competence levels for the decision makers and solution designers at production level at Scania Research and Development. And develop a simple framework for counteracting the negative influences of the cognitive biases and heuristics on the decision making process. READ MORE

  5. 14. Investor Sentiment: An empirical study on Swedish Industries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Väljamets; Malak Sekkat; [2016]
    Keywords : Investor sentiment; consumer confidence; industry returns; irrationality; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We decompose the monthly Swedish consumer confidence index into a rational part based on fundamentals and an irrational part based on exogenous, irrational beliefs. Subsequently, we investigate the impact of investor irrationality and its short-term predictability on industry returns in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 15. Reaping the Size and Value Effects: Controlling for Pure Quality

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : August Hansson; Carl-Henrik Källroos; [2015]
    Keywords : Quality; Size effect; Value effect; Trading strategy; Asset pricing;

    Abstract : We investigate if small and low Market-to-Book firms have higher risk-adjusted returns when controlling for quality. We define quality characteristics as something investors should be willing to pay a higher price for, all else equal. The analysis is based on all common stocks in the Swedish stock market for year 1996- 2014. READ MORE