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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"anchoring effect"”.
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Coupling of the electrical, mechanical and optical response in polymer/liquid-crystal composites
… electric field generated by the piezoelectric effect can orient the director of the LC under an applied mechanical stress, making these materials interesting candidates for piezo-optical devices. In this work, polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are prepared from poly(vinylidene …
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Examining the presence of anchoring and adjustment in stock market investment decisions by Stefan Els.
… market is more important than ever before. The anchoring and adjustment heuristic has often been described as one of the psychological forces influencing investment decisions but little research has been done to support this belief. The aim of the present dissertation is to empirically study the …
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The Role of the Market and Competition in M.B.A. Degree Program Rankings: The Reliability and Validity of Rankings of M.B.A. Programs
… of an M.B.A. program. Third, by examining the anchoring effect of rankings and reputation in higher education, this study demonstrates that the current university reputation has a strong impact on the future reputation of its business school. These associations solidified from year to year …
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Essays in real estate finance
… cycle peak in 2007. We also document a possible anchoring effect of the asking price in influencing buyer valuation and subsequent transaction price. We demonstrate the importance of behavioral phenomena in constructing hedonic price indices, and we find that the impact of loss aversion is …
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Bounded Rationality in Real Estate Investment Decisions
… The first two studies focus on the phenomenon of anchoring—a frequently-observed type of cognitive error where investors select reference prices and evaluate offers or market movements relative to existing price points (the anchors). In the first study, I reconfirm that prior purchase prices …
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Kognitivní zkreslení v právním myšlení
Kognitivní zkreslení v právním myšlení Abstrakt Tato diplomová práce se věnuje problematice kognitivních zkreslení v právním myšlení - čili propojení aktuálních poznatků z oblasti psychologie a behaviorální ekonomie s různými odvětvími práva. Jejím cílem je seznámit čtenáře s vybranými iluzemi …