-causes volatility without feedback. These results are broadly consistent with behavioral models like the overconfidence and biased self …

Persönlichkeitsmerkmale Overconfidence und Optimismus von Führungskräften auf ihre Kapitalstrukturentscheidungen wird empirisch untersucht …). Demnach wählen Manager mit Overconfidence und Optimismus höhere Fremdkapitalquoten und kürzere Fristigkeiten. Sie beschränken … bestätigen den Einfluss von Overconfidence von Finanzvorständen auf ihre Kapitalstrukturentscheidungen. Die Overconfidence des …

This doctoral thesis investigates the influence of overconfidence on the outcomes in experimental asset markets, both … that is later used in economic experiments to measure subjects’ overconfidence. The second part investigates the role of … market overconfidence in the occurrence of bubbles in asset prices and the emergence of other stylized facts of financial …

relationship between individuals’ gambling choices and their choices regarding fast-food consumption, junk-food consumption … significant and revealing relationship between gambling choices and choices relating to one's health that can lead one to conclude …

This paper helps address a deficiency of gender specific research into gambling. Using predominantly non … randomly from six large Sydney clubs. The results support female gambling stereotypes of lower individual bets and lower … overall expenditure, but not of lower participation and frequency of play, and shorter duration of gambling sessions. Further …