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:
Shefrin, Hersh: Beyond Greed and Fear, Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
Schleifer, Andrei: Inefficient Markets: An Introduction to Behavioral Finance, Oxford University Press, USA, 2000.
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
Department of Economics and Accounting
The Course is part of the following teaching schedule