Behavioral Finance: An Introduction

43 Pages Posted: 18 Oct 2009 Last revised: 16 Dec 2011

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Guido Baltussen

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR); Northern Trust Corporation - Northern Trust Asset Management

Date Written: January 13, 2009

Abstract

This survey introduces and reviews the field of behavioral finance. It outlines the traditional finance approach, which builds upon rational acting investors, its assumptions, and its shortcomings. Moreover, it surveys the main findings from psychology and sociology that contrast with this traditional finance approach, and it provides examples of situations and studies that reveal the relevance of these findings for financial markets and its participants.

Keywords: behavioral finance, investor psychology, investor behavior, financial markets, market efficiency, individual decision making

JEL Classification: A12, G00, G10, G11, G12, G14

Suggested Citation

Baltussen, Guido, Behavioral Finance: An Introduction (January 13, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1488110 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1488110

Guido Baltussen (Contact Author)

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) ( email )

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3000 DR Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3062PA
Netherlands

Northern Trust Corporation - Northern Trust Asset Management ( email )

50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
United States

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