The first time this author became aware of behavioral finance was in June 1998. At that point of time, there was no apparent or precise source of information for a new scholar interested in the field to select a research starting point. It was the author's intention, by writing this paper, to...

While conventional academic finance emphasizes theories such as Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), the emerging field of behavioral finance investigates the cognitive factors and emotional issues that impact the decision-making process of individuals,...

This chapter discusses the role of speculation in the financial markets that influences individual and group behavior in the form of bubbles and crashes. The chapter highlights behavioral finance issues associated with bubbles, such as overconfidence, herding, group polarization, group-think...

This chapter provides an overview of the emerging cognitive and emotional themes of behavioral finance that influence individual behavior. The behavioral finance perspective of risk incorporates both qualitative (subjective) and quantitative (objective) aspects of the decision-making process. An...

The notion of risk encompasses a wide range of meanings across different disciplines, notably the social sciences and business administration fields. Within academic finance, the focal point of traditional (or standard) finance researchers involves the objective nature of risk. This traditional...

This is a PDF file of ‘Behavioral Finance Curriculum – What Topics and Teaching Approaches to Utilize in a Course?' slides from a presentation at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics, September 18-21, 2012, Polytechnic Institute of New York University,...

This is a PDF file of ‘Emerging Research and Policy Issues in Behavioral Finance' slides from a presentation at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics, September 16-18, 2015, Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.This special session provided...

This panel discussion on behavioral finance took place on November 19, 2016 during the annual meeting of the Southern Finance Association held at Sandestin, Florida. The panel provides an overview of behavioral finance and discusses different types of behavioral biases; how they influence...

This is a PDF file of 'Facilitating Research with the Social Science Research Network: An Editor's Perspective' slides from a presentation at the Financial Services Institute Symposium hosted by St. John's University on September 8, 2006 in Manhattan, New York.The purpose of this presentation on...

This is a PDF file of 'A Workshop on the Social Science Research Network' slides from a presentation for the School of Business faculty at Kentucky State University, October 31, 2005, Frankfort, KY.The purpose of this SSRN Workshop is to provide faculty, librarians, and graduate students an...