Essays about: "market irrationality"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words market irrationality.
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1. A European CSR study about the deviation of valuation
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : For the last decades, public authorities and private firms have emphasized their focus on integrating sustainability into corporate disclosure. The shift towards CSR instead of the traditional profit maximization narratives is evident in increased demand among various stakeholders for sustainability awareness. READ MORE
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2. Price Shocks and Investor Irrationality
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This paper replicates the research conducted by Benou and Richie (2003) on overreactions among investors to news or events causing large price changes to occur in the stock market. While the original study focuses solely on large price decreases among well-established firms listed in the S&P 100 index on the U.S. READ MORE
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3. A Return Maximizing Strategy in Market Rebounds for Swedish Equity Funds
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : The growing interest in savings on the financial markets implicates that the competition is expanding and managers of Swedish equity funds need to create shareholder value, independent of the macroeconomic situation. The Swedish financial market experienced a rapid rebound during the first quarter of 2019, following the plunge in the preceding quarter. READ MORE
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4. 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/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : 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
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5. Investor Sentiment: An empirical study on Swedish Industries
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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