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KTALS221 Behavioral Finance 6 ECTS
Periods
Period I Period II Period III Period IV
Language of instruction
English
Type or level of studies
Advanced studies
Course unit descriptions in the curriculum
Economics
Department of Economics and Accounting

General description

Overview of the foundations of behavioral finance. Issues and limits concerning both the "efficient markets" and "behavioral" approaches will be examined. Direct applications to the financial markets will be examined.

 

Literature:

  1. Shefrin, Hersh: Beyond Greed and Fear, Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
  2. Schleifer, Andrei: Inefficient Markets: An Introduction to Behavioral Finance, Oxford University Press, USA, 2000.
  3. Selected articles as detailed by the lecturer

Teachers

John Kihn, Ph.D., Teacher responsible

Teaching

3-Sep-2009 – 16-Oct-2009
Lectures 28 hours
Lectures
Thu 3-Sep-2009 - 15-Oct-2009 weekly at 10-12, Main building, lecture room C6
Fri 4-Sep-2009 - 16-Oct-2009 weekly at 10-12, Main building, lecture room A2B