Thomas Langer

University of Muenster - Finance Center

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Universitatsstr. 14-16

Muenster, 48143

Germany

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1.

Profitable Momentum Trading Strategies for Individual Investors

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Profitable Momentum Trading Strategies for Individual Investors

Foltice, B. & Langer, T. (2015) Profitable momentum trading strategies for individual investors. Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 29(2), 85-113.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2015
Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
Butler University - Lacy School of Business and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Momentum Investing, Personal Finance, Portfolio Management

Profitable Momentum Trading Strategies for Individual Investors

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, 29(2), 85-113.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Apr 2014
Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
Butler University - Lacy School of Business and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Momentum Investing, Personal Finance, Portfolio Management

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True Overconfidence in Interval Estimates: Evidence Based on a New Measure of Miscalibration

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 May 2005 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2012
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber and Thomas Langer
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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overconfidence, miscalibration, judgment biases, individual differences, reliability, expert judgment, interval estimates

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Scale Dependence of Overconfidence in Stock Market Volatility Forecasts

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 27 Jun 2007
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber, Thomas Langer and Jens Reynders
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance, University of Muenster - Finance Center and Siemens Management Consulting
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Volatility forecast, confidence interval, individual investor, overconfidence

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Framing Effects in Stock Market Forecasts: The Difference between Asking for Prices and Asking for Returns

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Framing Effects in Stock Market Forecasts: The Difference between Asking for Prices and Asking for Returns

AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Nov 2005
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber, Thomas Langer and Jens Reynders
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance, University of Muenster - Finance Center and Siemens Management Consulting
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Return forecast, volatility forecast, confidence interval, individual investor, overconfidence, expertise, financial education, financial literacy, framing effect, investor surveys

Framing Effects in Stock Market Forecasts: The Difference between Asking for Prices and Asking for Returns

Review of Finance, Vol. 11, pp. 325-357, 2007
Posted: 13 Jun 2007
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber, Thomas Langer and Jens Reynders
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance, University of Muenster - Finance Center and Siemens Management Consulting

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Return forecast, volatility forecast, confidence interval, individual investor, overconfidence, expertise, financial education, financial literacy, framing effect, investor surveys

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On the Trend Recognition and Forecasting Ability of Professional Traders

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On the Trend Recognition and Forecasting Ability of Professional Traders

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2008
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber and Thomas Langer
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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trend recognition, forecasting, conservatism, overconfidence, professionals, financial modeling

On the Trend Recognition and Forecasting Ability of Professional Traders

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Jun 2003
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber and Thomas Langer
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Trend recognition, forecasting, conservatism, overconfidence, professionals, financial modelling

On the Trend Recognition and Forecasting Ability of Professional Traders

Decision Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 176-193, 2007
Posted: 16 Jan 2008
Markus Glaser, Martin Weber and Thomas Langer
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Business Administration (Munich School of Management), University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance and University of Muenster - Finance Center

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trend recognition, forecasting, conservatism, overconfidence, professionals, financial modeling

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Do Changes in Reporting Frequency Really Influence Investors’ Risk Taking Behavior? Myopic Loss Aversion Revisited

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2014
Stefan Zeisberger, Thomas Langer and Martin Weber
Radboud University, Institute for Management Research, University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance
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myopic loss aversion, Prospect Theory, repeated investing, experimental economics

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Why the Google IPO Might Stay Exotic - An Experimental Analysis of Offering Mechanisms

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Why the Google IPO Might Stay Exotic - An Experimental Analysis of Offering Mechanisms

Published as: Trauten, A., Langer, T. (2012): Information production and bidding in IPOs - An experimental analysis of auctions and fixed-price offerings, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, Vol. 82, No.4, 361-388.
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2013
Andreas Trauten and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Initial Public Offerings, IPO auctions, fixed-price offerings, endogenous entry, experimental finance

Why the Google IPO Might Stay Exotic - An Experimental Analysis of Offering Mechanisms

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Jul 2007
Andreas Trauten and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Initial Public Offerings, offering mechanisms, IPO auctions, fixed-price offerings, coordination, endogenous entry, experimental finance

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Measuring the Time Stability of Prospect Theory Preferences

Theory and Decision, Vol. 72, 359-386, 2012
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2013
Stefan Zeisberger, Dennis Vrecko and Thomas Langer
Radboud University, Institute for Management Research, University of Muenster - Finance Center Muenster and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Prospect Theory, time stability, risk preferences, experimental economics

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Why Does Myopia Decrease the Willingness to Invest? Is it Myopic Loss Aversion or Myopic Loss Probability Aversion?

Theory and Decision, Vol. 72, pp, 35-50, 2012
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2011
Stefan Zeisberger, Thomas Langer and Martin Weber
Radboud University, Institute for Management Research, University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance
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myopic loss aversion, Prospect Theory, repeated investing, experimental economics

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Partition-Dependent Framing Effects in Lab and Field Prediction Markets

A later version of this working paper has been published under the title: "How psychological framing affects economic market prices in the lab and field" in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) - published ahead of print July 1, 2013 doi:10.1073/pnas.1206326110
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 03 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2013
Ulrich Sonnemann, Colin Camerer, Craig R. Fox and Thomas Langer
University of Münster - Finance Center Muenster, California Institute of Technology - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and University of Muenster - Finance Center
Downloads 263 (193,877)
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prediction markets, framing efforts

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Do Long-Term Investors Care About Inflation?

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Dennis Vrecko and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center Muenster and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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decision analysis, distribution builder, experimental economics, money illusion, inflation

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Biases in Allocation Under Risk and Uncertainty: Partition Dependence, Unit Dependence, and Procedure Dependence

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Jul 2005
Craig R. Fox and Thomas Langer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Risk, uncertainty, allocation, diversification, investment, bias

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Belief updating beyond the two-state setting

Management Science, accepted for publication
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 13 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2023
Hannes Mohrschladt, Maren Baars and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center, University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Two-state setting, information weight, over- and underinference

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In Equations We Trust? Formula Learning Effects on the Exponential Growth Bias in Household Finance Decisions

Decision Analysis, 14(3), 170-186, 2017
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2018
Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
Butler University - Lacy School of Business and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Behavioral Finance, Exponential Growth Bias, Amortization Bias, Financial Decision Making

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What are Investors Willing to Pay to Customize Their Investment Product?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Dec 2009
Dennis Vrecko and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center Muenster and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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decision analysis, distribution builder, experimental economics, presentation formats, prospect theory

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Misperception of Exponential Growth: Are People Aware of their Errors?

Decision Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2019
Henning Cordes, Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center, Butler University - Lacy School of Business and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Exponential growth bias; Overconfidence; Bias awareness

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The Benefits and Obstacles of Internet-Based Commercial Paper Issuance in Europe - A Survey

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Mar 2007
Andreas Trauten and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Commercial Paper, European money markets, security issuance, internet platforms, survey

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Exponential Growth Bias Matters: Evidence and Implications for Financial Decision Making of College Students in the U.S.A.

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 19(2018), 56-63
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2018
Bryan Foltice and Thomas Langer
Butler University - Lacy School of Business and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Exponential growth bias, household finance, amortization bias

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An Experimental Analysis of Annuity Aversion the Role of Framing and Uncertainty

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Nov 2016
Sven Nolte and Thomas Langer
Radboud University and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Annuity Aversion, Experimental Economics, Longevity Risk, Lifetime Uncertainty

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Experimental Exploration of Money Illusion in Long-term Financial Decision Making

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Henning Cordes, Nicole Branger and Thomas Langer
University of Muenster - Finance Center, University of Münster - Finance Center Muenster and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Experimental methods, money illusion, inflation communication, savings behavior

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Getting more Wisdom out of the Crowd: The Case of Competence-Weighted Aggregates

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 May 2022 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2022
Michael Goedde-Menke, Enrico Diecidue, Andreas Jacobs and Thomas Langer
University of Münster - Finance Center Münster, INSEAD – Decision Sciences, University of Münster - Finance Center Münster and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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estimation accuracy, wisdom of the crowd, calibration, competence weighting, prediction markets

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Timing and Skewness of Information Revelation: Evidence on Information Structures and Compound Lotteries

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Timing and Skewness of Information Revelation: Evidence on Information Structures and Compound Lotteries

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Oct 2022
Enrico Diecidue, Thomas Langer, Sven Nolte and Judith C. Schneider
INSEAD – Decision Sciences, University of Muenster - Finance Center, Radboud University and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Faculty of Economics and Management
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Intrinsic Preferences, Gradual Information Revelation, Skewness, Information Structures, Compound Lotteries

Timing and Skewness of Information Revelation: Evidence on Information Structures and Compound Lotteries

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Oct 2022
Enrico Diecidue, Thomas Langer, Sven Nolte and g schneider
INSEAD – Decision Sciences, University of Muenster - Finance Center, Radboud University and Leibniz University Hannover
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Intrinsic Preferences, Gradual Information Revelation, Skewness, Information Structures, Compound Lotteries

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Probability Updating When Drawing Signals Without Replacement

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 09 Sep 2023
Thomas Langer, Hannes Mohrschladt, Susanne Siedhoff and Lennart Stitz
University of Muenster - Finance Center, University of Muenster - Finance Center, University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Münster - Finance Center Münster
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Probability Updating, Judgment Biases, Underinference

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Does Binding of Feedback Influence Myopic Loss Aversion? An Experimental Analysis

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Dec 2003
Martin Weber and Thomas Langer
University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance and University of Muenster - Finance Center
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Intertemporal decision-making, myopic loss aversion, feedback frequency, length of commitment, evaluation period

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Can Prospect Theory Be Used to Predict an Investor's Willingness to Pay?

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 37, No. 6, 2013
Posted: 20 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 19 May 2013
Carsten Erner, Alexander Klos and Thomas Langer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management, University of Kiel - Institute for Quantitative Business and Economics Research (QBER) and University of Muenster - Finance Center

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Cumulative prospect theory, Preference elicitation, Retail investor, Behavioral finance, Structured financial product

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Business Credit Information Sharing and Default Risk of Private Firms

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 37, 2867-2878, Forthcoming
Posted: 13 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2013
Maik Dierkes, Carsten Erner, Thomas Langer and Lars Norden
Leibniz University Hannover, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management, University of Muenster - Finance Center and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE)

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credit risk, asymmetric information, credit bureau, hard and soft information, private firms

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A Note on Myopic Loss Aversion and the Equity Premium Puzzle

Finance Research Letters, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 127-136, 2007
Posted: 30 Oct 2009
Stefan Zeisberger, Thomas Langer and Mark M. Trede
Radboud University, Institute for Management Research, University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Münster - Faculty of Economics

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Equity premium, Prospect theory

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Does Commitment or Feedback Influence Myopic Loss Aversion? An Experimental Analysis

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 67, pp. 810-819, 2008
Posted: 23 Aug 2008
Thomas Langer and Martin Weber
University of Muenster - Finance Center and University of Mannheim - Department of Banking and Finance

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Intertemporal decision making; Myopic loss aversion; Feedback frequency; Length of commitment; Evaluation period