KTTS4160 Behavioral Finance (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

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.

Completion 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.

Assessment details

Accepted completion of the designated assignments. The assessment criteria of the course is specified in the study program annually.

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

Literature

  • Shefrin, H. 2008. A Behavioral Approach to Asset Pricing (2nd edition); ISBN: 978-0123743565

Completion methods

Method 1

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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching