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Method To Their Madness: Dispelling The Myth Of Economic Rationality As A Behavioral Ideal, John Dobson Jan 2002

Method To Their Madness: Dispelling The Myth Of Economic Rationality As A Behavioral Ideal, John Dobson

Finance

Although not immediately apparent, the discipline of behavioral finance is rapidly adopting an implicit prescriptive agenda. Behavioral finance does not merely describe financial market reality, it shapes it. Economic rationality is taken as the ideal toward to which individuals 'should' strive. In this paper I show that, as a behavioral ideal, economic rationality is unjustified both from a strictly economic perspective, and from a moral perspective. In short, there is nothing inherently 'wrong' with economically irrational participants in the business environment. Indeed such participants will actually enhance the efficiency, and the ethicality, of business. "rationality itself, whether theoretical or practical, …


Numerical Techniques For Maximum Likelihood Estimation Of Continuous-Time Diffusion Processes, Garland B. Durham, A. Ronald Gallant Jan 2002

Numerical Techniques For Maximum Likelihood Estimation Of Continuous-Time Diffusion Processes, Garland B. Durham, A. Ronald Gallant

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Stochastic differential equations often provide a convenient way to describe the dynamics of economic and financial data, and a great deal of effort has been expended searching for efficient ways to estimate models based on them. Maximum likelihood is typically the estimator of choice; however, since the transition density is generally unknown, one is forced to approximate it. The simulation-based approach suggested by Pedersen (1995) has great theoretical appeal, but previously available implementations have been computationally costly. We examine a variety of numerical techniques designed to improve the performance of this approach. Synthetic data generated by a Cox-Ingersoll-Ross model with …


How Can I Be A Smarter Online Shopper?, Karen Biers Jan 2002

How Can I Be A Smarter Online Shopper?, Karen Biers

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Types Of Lending Products, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Types Of Lending Products, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Making An Offer And Negotiating The Price, Leona K. Hawks Jan 2002

Making An Offer And Negotiating The Price, Leona K. Hawks

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How Much House Can You Afford?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

How Much House Can You Afford?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Refinancing Your Home, Leona K. Hawks Jan 2002

Refinancing Your Home, Leona K. Hawks

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Rental Housing, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Rental Housing, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Su Historia De Crédito, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo Jan 2002

Su Historia De Crédito, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo

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Don't Panic-Take Control, Barbara R. Rowe Jan 2002

Don't Panic-Take Control, Barbara R. Rowe

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How Much Money Should I Have For Emergencies?, Liz Gorham Jan 2002

How Much Money Should I Have For Emergencies?, Liz Gorham

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If I'M Having Trouble Getting Credit, Will A Credit Doctor Help?, Barbara Rowe Jan 2002

If I'M Having Trouble Getting Credit, Will A Credit Doctor Help?, Barbara Rowe

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With The Holidays Fast Approaching, How Can I Keep From Overspending?, Barbara Rowe Jan 2002

With The Holidays Fast Approaching, How Can I Keep From Overspending?, Barbara Rowe

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Completing A Mortgage Loan Application, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Completing A Mortgage Loan Application, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Four Basic Elements Of A Budget, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Four Basic Elements Of A Budget, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Housing Budget, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Housing Budget, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Closing Costs, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Closing Costs, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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How To Find A Reliable Contractor, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

How To Find A Reliable Contractor, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Your Credit History, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Your Credit History, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Home Inspection, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Home Inspection, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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When Will Your House Fall Apart?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

When Will Your House Fall Apart?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Assessing Your Housing Needs, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Assessing Your Housing Needs, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Are You Ready To Purchase A Home?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Are You Ready To Purchase A Home?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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What If Your Mortgage Loan Is Rejected?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

What If Your Mortgage Loan Is Rejected?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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Understanding Your Obligations As A Borrower, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay Jan 2002

Understanding Your Obligations As A Borrower, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay

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¿De Qué Precio Es La Casa Que Usted Puede Comprar?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo Jan 2002

¿De Qué Precio Es La Casa Que Usted Puede Comprar?, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo

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Completando La Aplicación Para Una Hipoteca, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo Jan 2002

Completando La Aplicación Para Una Hipoteca, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo

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Selección De Aparatos Electrodomésticos, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo Jan 2002

Selección De Aparatos Electrodomésticos, Leona K. Hawks, Tawnee Mccay, Lucy Delgadillo

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Presupuesto Para Vivienda, Leona K. Hawks, Lucy Delgadillo Jan 2002

Presupuesto Para Vivienda, Leona K. Hawks, Lucy Delgadillo

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Cómo Encontrar Un Constructor De Confianza, Leona K. Hawks, Lucy Delgadillo Jan 2002

Cómo Encontrar Un Constructor De Confianza, Leona K. Hawks, Lucy Delgadillo

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