Behavioral finance: conservatism and representativeness biases in the London stock exchange

Abstract

The aim of this Doctoral Dissertation is to examine the potential magnitude of the impact of two well known psychological phenomena, such as representativeness and conservatism, in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) for the period of 1980 to 2012. To fulfill this purpose, the approaches of trend and consistency in the accounting performance are followed. We analyzed whether the stability of past performance in specific financial ratios, has predictive power for future stock prices, by testing three formulated hypotheses (Hypothesis Tests). In order to address questions about robustness and reliability, we calculated and compared the excess returns (abnormal returns) with various methods (single, three and four factors). Also in order to take advantage of the multifactor models, we used an alternative method of calculation for three and four factor models, presented by Gregory et al. (2013) and tested exclusively for the London market. The results are analysed thoroughly and compared in su ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/35184
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/35184
ND
35184
Alternative title
Συμπεριφορική Χρηματοοικονομική: τα φαινόμενα του συντηρητισμού και της αντιπροσώπευσης στο London Stock Exchange
Author
Kariofyllas, Spyridon (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2014
Degree Grantor
University of Patras
Committee members
Συριόπουλος Κωνσταντίνος
Αστερίου Δημήτριος
Ανδρουλάκης Γεώργιος
Φίλλιπας Νικόλαος
Αλεξάκης Χρήστος
Καινούργιος Δημήτριος
Σάμιτας Αριστείδης
Discipline
Social Sciences
Economics and Business
Keywords
Behavioral finance; Conservatism; Representativeness; Hypothesis testing
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
171 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch.
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