| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 757 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Robert W. Kolb series in finance |
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Robert W. Kolb series in finance
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| Contents |
Part I. Foundation and key concepts. 1. Behavioral finance: an overview / H. Kent Baker, John R. Nofsinger -- 2. Traditional versus Behavioral Finance / Robert Bloomfield -- 3. Behavioral finance: application and pedagogy in business education and training / Rassoul Yazdipour, James A. Howard -- 4. Heuristics or rules of thumb / Hugh Schwartz -- 5. Neuroeconomics and neurofinance / Richard L. Peterson -- 6. Emotional finance: the role of the unconscious in financial decisions / Richard J. Taffler, David A. Tuckett -- 7. Experimental finance / Robert Bloomfield, Alyssa Anderson -- 8. The Psychology of risk / Victor Ricciardi -- 9. Psychological influences on financial regulation and policy / David Hirshleifer, Siew Hong Teoh -- Part II. Psychological concepts and behavioral biases. 10. Disposition effect / Markku Kaustia -- 11. Prospect theory and behavioral finance / Morris Altman -- 12. Cumulative prospect theory: tests using the stochastic dominance approach / Haim Levy -- 13. Overconfidence / Markus Glaser, Martin Weber -- 14. The representativeness heuristic / Richard J. Taffler -- 15. Familiarity bias / Hisham Foad -- 16. Limited attention / Sonya S. Lim, Siew Hong Teoh -- 17. Other behavioral biases / Michael Dowling, Brian Lucey -- Part III. Behavioral aspects of asset pricing. 18. Market inefficiency / Raghavendra Rau -- 19. Belief- and preference-based models / Adam Szyszka -- Part IV. Behavioral corporate finance. 20. Enterprise decision making as explained in interview-based studies / Hugh Schwartz -- 21. Financing decisions / Jasmin Gider, Dirk Hackbarth -- 22. Capital budgeting and other investment decisions / Simon Gervais -- 23. Dividend policy decisions / Itzhak Ben-David -- 24. Loyalty, agency conflicts, and corporate governance / Randall Morck -- 25. Initial public offerings / François Derrien -- 26. Mergers and acquisitions / Ming Dong -- Part V. Investor behavior. 27. Trust behavior: the essential foundation of financial markets / Lynn A. Stout -- 28. Individual investor trading / Ning Zhu -- 29. Individual investor portfolios / Valery Polkovnichenko -- 30. Cognitive abilities and financial decisions / George M. Korniotis, Alok Kumar -- 31. Pension participant behavior / Julie Richardson Agnew -- 32. Institutional investors / Tarun Ramadorai -- 33. Derivative markets / Peter Locke -- Part VI. Social influences. 34. The role of culture in finance / Rohan Williamson -- 35. Social interactions and investing / Mark S. Seasholes -- 36. Mood / Tyler Shumway -- Part VII. Answers to chapter discussion questions |
| Summary |
"A definitive guide to the growing field of behavioral finance. This reliable resource provides a comprehensive view of behavioral finance and its psychological foundations, as well as its applications to finance. Comprising contributed chapters written by distinguished authors from some of the most influential firms and universities in the world, Behavioral Finance provides a synthesis of the most essential elements of this discipline, including psychological concepts and behavioral biases, the behavioral aspects of asset pricing, asset allocation, and market prices, as well as investor behavior, corporate managerial behavior, and social influences. - Uses a structured approach to put behavioral finance in perspective - Relies on recent research findings to provide guidance through the maze of theories and concepts - Discusses the impact of sub-optimal financial decisions on the efficiency of capital markets, personal wealth, and the performance of corporations. Behavioral finance has quickly become part of mainstream finance. If you need to gain a better understanding of this topic, look no further than this book."--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Investments -- Psychological aspects
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Investments -- Decision making
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Finance -- Psychological aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Taxation.
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Finance -- Psychological aspects
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Investments -- Decision making
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Investments -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baker, H. Kent (Harold Kent), 1944-
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Nofsinger, John R., 1965-
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| LC no. |
2010010865 |
| ISBN |
9780470769669 |
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0470769661 |
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9781118258415 |
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111825841X |
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9780470769676 |
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047076967X |
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9780470769683 |
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0470769688 |
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1282782703 |
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9781282782709 |
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