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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Financial decision making"”.
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Taxation and Financial Decision Making
Understanding the effects of taxes on the financial decision making process sheds light on the process itself and has important ramifications for policymakers. In this thesis, I study these effects in three different contexts: international acquisitions, executive compensation, and dividend payout. …
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Financial Decision Making Under Stress
… is to examine the link between individuals' financial decisions and stress. In a laboratory experiment, Holt and Laury lottery was used to elicit participants risk preferences. The Cold Pressor Test was used to induce a safe level of stress. In the treatment group, 62% of participants are …
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Essays on the impacts of household financial decision making.
… the consequences of household and individual financial decision making in three different areas: mortgages, superannuation and family businesses. The questions posed in each case cannot be tackled using conventional financial databases. I therefore address each case by applying survey methods. …
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Essays on financial literacy, cognitive ability and financial decision-making.
… empirical essays which analyse the impact of financial literacy and cognitive ability on financial decision-making. The first essay examines the relationship between financial literacy and stock market participation in the higher education context. Using a novel survey of Indonesian students, …
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The agency cost of financial decision making: an empirical analysis
Jensen and Meckllng in "Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior and Capital Structure" [1976] introduced the concept that managers choose their ownership in the firm and leverage ratio to minimize agency costs. Easterbrook [1984] and Rozeff [1982] extended this notion with the hypothesis that …
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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND THE FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING OF INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Better access to financial literacy programs in underserved communities has the potential to improve financial decision making and to help individuals and families escape poverty. This multimethod dissertation explores some of the challenges of developing financial literacy programs for underserved …
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The Limits of Self-Control: Self-Control, Illusory Control, and Risky Financial Decision Making
… resulting impact of the relationship on risky decisions in the financial domain. In studies 1 and 2, high self-controllers consistently underperformed low self-controllers on two tasks of risk-taking, the Columbia Card Task and the Lottery Gambling Task. These effects persisted both under …
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RDT&E laboratory Capacity Utilization and Productivity Measurement Methods for Financial Decision-Making within DON
… efficiency and sound business practices from a financial management perspective mandates that the Navy evaluate and incorporate oppropriate laboratory performance measures. Industry capacity utilization and productivity measurement techniques and models were evaluated for their potential …
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Three essays on financial decision making--the firm's pension decision & the NYSE specialist's pricing decision
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1990.
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A critical assessment of what influences and biases the financial decision-making behaviour of the millennial investor.
… and biases that influence the confidence of financial decision-making behaviour of the millennial investor? The research aim was to identify key factors that influence financial decision-making of millennials. Emerging research on human decision-making behaviour is revealing generational …
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How Perception of Wealth and Other Socio-Economic Factors Impact Upon an Individual's Financial Decision-Making Ability
Personal financial decision making is a complex, dynamic and emotional process, with individuals sometimes appearing quite irrational (Goldberg and Lewis 1978). These decisions are made using an individual’s basic financial capability but influenced by their emotional attitude to money (Atkinson et …
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Time series forecasting of stock price changes using large language models: A foundation for financial decision-making
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Exploring the importance of financial literacy within the Capability Approach framework
… dissertation aims to address the importance of financial literacy within the capability approach framework in the context of microfinance institutions’ clients in Indonesia, by raising four main issues. The first touches on financial capability and specifically focuses on its conceptualisation, …
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Two Essays in Finance: Cultural Finance and Behavioral Financial Literacy
… the values and attitudes of nations influence financial decision-making of countries and companies (Cultural Finance) and how cognitive and social factors influence the financial decision-making of households and individuals (Behavioral Finance).
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Analysis of Financial Literacy amongst University of Students: A Case Study of the University of Venda
This study assesses the level of financial literacy and its impact on financial decision making exercised by the tertiary students in South Africa, using the University of Venda (Univen) as a case study. The study does this in three steps. First, it provides the financial literacy levels of …
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Two Essays on Hope and Consumer Behavior
… consists of two essays on the impact of hope on financial decision making. While hope is a commonly experienced positive emotion, research on the impact of hope on consumer decision making is relatively sparse. The first essay examines the impact of hope on gambling intentions. Findings from …
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Factors relating to the understanding of college and university financial statements for nonfinancial university personnel
… the understandability of college and university financial statements to the end that such statements may be more comprehensible and usable for academic administrators, faculty, and other concerned nonfinancial persons. The need for better understanding and use of financial statements has …
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Essays in Consumer Finance
… explores issues regarding the design of consumer financial contracts and their implications for market structure and economic efficiency. These questions are important because, as the recent mortgage crisis suggests, the relationship between household financial decision making, the organization of …
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