Essays about: "irrationality"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the word irrationality.

  1. 16. A General Framework of Flawed Decision Making

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Thimmy Bågfelt; [2014]
    Keywords : irrationality; bounded rationality; utility maximization; behavioural economics; cognitive bias; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Ubiquitous empirical evidence suggests that economic agents strive towards but often fail to maximize utility. Yet there is no consensus on how to best model deviations from optimal behaviour. READ MORE

  3. 17. Structural and individual obstacles in delayed institutional adaptation and implementation of environmental policies : environmental procrastination : save the world another day

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Peer Klüssendorf; [2014]
    Keywords : environmental psychology; transition theory; climate change; sustainability science; political inaction; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While evidence for man-made Climate Change has continuously increased, we witness insufficient changes in governmental policies. In many countries, even popular support for Green parties has decreased. This phenomenon reminds on an individual level of the psychological concept of procrastination. READ MORE

  4. 18. Do We Have Reasons To Do What We Cannot Do?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Praktisk filosofi

    Author : Jakob Green Werkmäster; [2013]
    Keywords : Jonathan Dancy; Ulrike Heuer; Bart Streumer; Reasons; Impossibility; Reasons for actions.; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : Bart Streumer utilizes the principle “R: We do not have reasons to do what we cannot do” in order to justify that ‘ought’ implies ‘can’. This thesis questions Streumer’s assumption and instead argues that we have reasons to do what is psychologically-, physically and maybe even metaphysically impossible but not conceptually or logically impossible. READ MORE

  5. 19. Performance of Value-Investing Strategies: Swedish Evidence, 2000-2010

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johan Eklund; [2012-07-25]
    Keywords : Value-investing; valuation ratios; EBITDA EV; FCFF EV; market irrationality; investor overreaction; investor overconfidence;

    Abstract : The main objective of this study is to provide updated empirical evidence on the risk-return performance of “value-investing” portfolio selection strategies in a survivorship bias controlled setting. We cover non-Financial firms publically traded in Sweden during the time period of July 2000 to June 2010. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Statistical Distribution of Irrationality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Thimmy Bågfelt; [2012]
    Keywords : statistical distribution; skewness; irrationality; behavioral economics; choice; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates whether the shape of a probability distribution of a given problem has any predictable effect on the shape of the distribution of people's associated irrational choices. Focus is especially on the skewness of distributions. READ MORE