Proximity Bias in Investors' Portfolio Choice
Lindblom, Ted; Mavruk, Taylan; Sjogren, Stefan
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Hardback. Num Pages: 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book helps readers understand the widely documented distortion in the portfolio choice of individual investors toward proximate firms – the proximity bias phenomenon. First, it recapitulates the fundamentals of modern portfolio theory. It then goes on to describe and demonstrate different approaches on how to measure proximity bias and identifies and examines potential motives and reasons for such a bias. In addition, the book presents new analysis on the financial effects of individual investors’ proximity bias, explaining and contributing with possible policy implications on their portfolio distortion. This book will be of interest to students and researchers, as well ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319547619
SKU
V9783319547619
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Lindblom, Ted; Mavruk, Taylan; Sjogren, Stefan
Ted Lindblom is a Professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His current research focuses on bank regulation and corporate finance with a particular focus on corporate governance, capital budgeting and financial structure decisions. Taylan Mavruk is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in Finance at the School of ... Read more
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