What can we learn from neurofinance ?

Autor: Luc Meunier, François Desmoulins-Lebeault, Jean-François Gajewski
Přispěvatelé: EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management, Université de Lyon, Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan, Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Centre de Recherche Magellan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Finance
Finance, 2018, 39 (2), pp.93-148
Finance, Presses universitaires de Grenoble, 2018, 39 (2), pp.93-148
ISSN: 0752-6180
2101-0145
Popis: International audience; Neurofinance is a relatively recent field which aims to unveil the neurobiologicalmechanisms through which decisions are made in finance. This article investigateshow neurosciences can contribute to the study of finance and the most appropriateways for neuroscientific methodologies to be applied to financial situations. In orderto examine these areas, we have produced a literature review around three axesof the main neuroscientific studies published in finance: financial risk; discountingand credit risk; information and trading decisions. One of the crucial insights offeredby neurofinance is how to reconcile classic and behavioral finance by showingthat emotions are critical to rational decision-making, in spite of also being part ofthe origin of biases. Through its unique set of techniques, neurofinance is able topinpoint the biological and neurological explanations behind some of the commonbiases highlighted by behavioral finance, as well as tackle some novel questions.We conclude this review by pointing toward potentially fruitful avenues for futureresearch and by highlighting which methods appear particularly well adapted forneurofinancial studies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE