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401-8919-00L 3 Credits NDS D-GESS , D-ARCH , D-MTEC , D-BAUG , D-PHYS
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Behavioral Finance

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Urs Fischbacher
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:06:39

Abstract

Behavioral finance applies good knowledge about psychological biases for a better understanding of the financial market. The lectures focus on theoretical models which show the limits of arbitrage.

Objective

Knowing the limits of the standard model (anomalies) and important models of behavioral finance. Ability to apply the models.

Content

Introduction, limits of arbitrage: a noise traders model, the closed-end funds puzzle, psychology for finance, professional arbitrage, the equity premium puzzle, a model of investor sentiment, stock market bubbles, topics in behavioral corporate finance, inequity aversion and asset prices, neuroeconomics for finance.

Resources

Literature

Andrei Shleifer, Inefficient Markets, An Introduction to Behavioral Finance, OUP, 2000.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Behavioral Finance
  • Mon 08:00-09:45
  • Mon None-None
2 h weekly

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