KTTS4160 Behavioral Finance (5 cr)
Learning outcomes
After completion of the lecture course a student is able to
- understand how behavioral patterns impact asset pricing
- analyze impact of investor sentiment on market behavior
- to apply behavioral models to analyze market behavior
Study methods
Contact teaching course. Lectured in odd years, spring semester 4th period. The study methods of the contact teaching course are specified in the study program annually.
Content
The lecture course gives a systematic treatment of behavioral finance starting from the arguments - limits to arbitrage and investor psychology - on which the approach is based on. Important concepts are heuristics, representativeness, overconfidence, anchoring, mental accounting, and disposition effect. The lecture course gives a thorough treatment of the key theories including the behavioral asset pricing theory by Shefrin and the prospect theory. Discussion of empirical evidence covers option markets, yield curve determination, and behavioral corporate finance in addition to the stock markets.
Literature:
| ISBN-number | Author, year of publication, title, publisher |
|---|---|
| 978-0123743565 | Shefrin, H. 2008. A Behavioral Approach to Asset Pricing (2nd edition) |
Assessment criteria
Accepted completion of the designated assignments. The assessment criteria of the course is specified in the study program annually.