Investment Behaviour

Towards an Individual-Centred Financial Policy in Developing Economies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av Arup Kumar Sarkar, Tarak Nath Sahu, India) Kumar Sarkar, Arup (Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, India) Nath Sahu, Tarak (Vidyasagar University, Arup Kumar Sarkar, Tarak Nath Sahu

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Investment Behaviour explores the relationship between competingdemographic factors, personal awareness and perceived attitudes to risk inshaping the behaviour of individual investors in the stock market. Arup KumarSarkar and Tarak Nath Sahu analyse the suitability of using Behavioural Financetheories in understanding investor behaviour across developed, developing andunder-developed country contexts and in all types of stock markets. Across anin-depth study, the authors examine differing variables impacting on behaviour,give an overview of the empirical and theoretical literature, and also provide ananalysis of the empirical findings of their investigation. The book promotes agreater understanding the psychological foundations of human behaviour infinancial markets to facilitate the formulation of more individual-centeredfinancial policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-07-16
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt396 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagEmerald Publishing Limited
ISBN9781787562806

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Arup Kumar Sarkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India. He has published widely in the fields of commerce, economics and management, contributing to several national and international journals and edited volumes. He is a lifetime member of the Indian Accounting Association and an active reviewer for a number of UGC-approved international journals.Tarak Nath Sahu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He has authored and edited several books in the field of finance, and he has published more than forty research articles in reputed national and international journals. He has also presented a number of research papers at national and international conferences.

Sarkar and Sahy present their findings into how competing demographic factors, personal awareness, and perceived attitudes to risk taking of individual stock market investors impacts their investment behavior in the stock market. They analyze the suitability of using behavioral finance theories in understanding investor behavior across developed, developing, and under-developed country contexts and in all types of stock markets. The study provides a greater understanding of the psychological foundations of human behavior in financial markets to facilitate the formation of more individual-centered financial policies.