The Discussion of Disposition Effect in Behavioral Economics

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10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.061How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Disposition effect; Mental accounting; Behavioral economic; Prospect theory

Abstract

The disposition effect is a popular topic in behavioral economics. Many kinds of research indicate investors generally have the irrational behavior of selling the winner earlier than the loser in investment. This paper is a literary review of prospect theory and mental accounting to analyze the reasons for the disposition effect. The question that is mainly discussed in the paper is the reasons that cause disposition effect and the ways that could lessen this effect and help people perform better in investment.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Niantong Yao
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/29
TI  - The Discussion of Disposition Effect in Behavioral Economics
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 7th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 375
EP  - 378
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.061
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220405.061
ID  - Yao2022
ER  -