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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"willingness to invest"”.
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Three Studies Examining Nonprofessional Investors' Decision Making
… of three studies exploring nonprofessional investors' decision making. Technological advancements witnessed by the capital markets in recent years have caused significant changes to the dissemination and use of information, particularly by nonprofessional investors. Among these developments …
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The perks of being bold: Overconfidence predicts persistence
… overconfidence is operationalized as the degree to which self-assessed performance exceeds actual performance. Performance on each task was incentivized. We examined overconfidence and persistence in three different domains: logical reasoning, creative thinking, and effort expenditure. Across two …
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Converting the skeptic but losing the faithful: An experimental examination of expanding and auditing information in ESG reports
While socially responsible investing (SRI) has soared in recent years, some investors remain skeptical of ESG’s relevance. Despite these differing opinions, we understand little about how SRI preferences impact processing of ESG reporting. Drawing on motivated reasoning, I report an experiment that …
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Parental Investment and Male Ornamentation in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialis Sialis)
… plumage coloration in most birds is thought to be a product of sexual selection. Brighter, more-ornamented males are preferred by females because their plumage conveys information regarding the quality of the individual. One measure of male quality is willingness to invest in offspring. In …
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A study on the art and science of pitching new businesses
… procurement process by understanding the venture investment decision-making process. For new ventures, procuring capital is a notoriously difficult process. To succeed, an entrepreneurial team must overcome investor uncertainty about the quality of their product/service/idea and market, as well as …
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Residential Satisfaction with Home Location: Examination of the Relationship Between Location-Embedded Benefits and Risk Perception
… with their home location is believed to be directly related to the length of time when one lives in the place, to one's familiarity with the surrounding environment, and to one's willingness to invest in improving the environment. This study examines floodplain residents' satisfaction …
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The educational and labour market expectations of adolescents and young adults
… why some suitably qualified young adults go on to enter higher education and others do not has been the subject of extensive research by a number of social scientists from a range of disciplines. Economists suggest that young adults’ willingness to invest in a tertiary qualification depends upon …
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An Empirical Approach Toward Understanding the Linkage of Legal and Financial Institutions
Researchers have made different attempts to investigate the interaction between the quality and efficiency of a country's institutions and a country's economic performance. Within this framework, emphasis has been put on the relationship between the legal institutions and the financial system as …
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Can individuals be influential in driving sustainable and responsible investing?
… do have opinions on how they want their funds to be invested and wish to direct the investments to align with their values. For a majority of individuals, this influence is mainly through their retirement fund investments. However, trust law means that the ultimate power to decide on the …
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Understanding funder’s risk perceptions in reward-based crowdfunding : formation, impact, and cure.
Reward-based crowdfunding is rapidly shaping up to be a revolutionary avenue for companies, especially start-ups, to broadcast their businesses and solicit capital through digital platforms. The platformized micro-investment mechanism in crowdfunding creates an unprecedented digital market that …
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European Private Equity-Fund for Entrepreneurs and the Impact on Market Growth within the Boundaries of the European Union.
… in the sense of an entrepreneur can contribute to this growth through their activities. They are creating jobs, pay taxes and may help suppliers to gain new contracts. Unfortunately, it is not always made easy for entrepreneurs. The thesis „European Private Equity-Funds for Entrepreneurs and the …
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Demand for higher education: a study of price elasticity among Virginia's four-year institutions
The purpose of this study was to model the demand for higher education enrollments and to determine whether or not enrollments were price elastic among Virginia's public four-year institutions. The underlying intent was to check the feasibility of a human capital theory based methodology for …
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How review ambiguity and access costs of SEC review correspondence affect investor judgments
… and firms is a potentially valuable resource for investors. Review correspondence often reveals information about firms’ financial reporting quality, which has important implications for investors’ processing of financial information and investment judgments. However, there is little evidence on …