Hendricks, Quincy (2018) Behavioral Finance: A Survey of Financial Literature. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of Bonnie Van Ness from Finance, The University of Mississippi.
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Abstract
Using academic studies and financial literature from over 40 researchers, I investigate if behavioral finance causes investors to not always act in a rational manner. In this thesis, I review the literature on investor behavior and outline the situational factors that contribute to investment decisions that are not consistent with the theory of rational expectations. In particular, I synthesize the departure from the theoretical standard due to gender bias, risk-taking, over confidence based on gender as well as institutional compared to individual investors, investor biases, external environmental influences, and lastly, herd behavior.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Creators: | Hendricks, Quincy |
| Student's Degree Program(s): | B.B.A. in Banking and Finance |
| Thesis Advisor: | Bonnie Van Ness |
| Thesis Advisor's Department: | Finance |
| Institution: | The University of Mississippi |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| Depositing User: | Quincey Hendricks |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2018 16:29 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2018 16:29 |
| URI: | http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/id/eprint/1020 |
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