Investment Behaviour: Towards an Individual-Centred Financial Policy in Developing Economies

Sarkar, Arup Kumar; Sahu, Tarak Nath

ISBN 10: 1787562808 / ISBN 13: 9781787562806

Published by Emerald Publishing, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Investment Behaviour: Towards an Individual-Centred Financial Policy in Developing Economies
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787562808
• ISBN 13: 9781787562806
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Investment Behaviour explores the relationship between competingdemographic factors, personal awareness and perceived attitudes to risk inshaping the behaviour of individual investors in the stock market. Arup KumarSarkar and Tarak Nath Sahu analyse the suitability of using Behavioural Financetheories in understanding investor behaviour across developed, developing andunder-developed country contexts and in all types of stock markets. Across anin-depth study, the authors examine differing variables impacting on behaviour,give an overview of the empirical and theoretical literature, and also provide ananalysis of the empirical findings of their investigation. The book promotes agreater understanding the psychological foundations of human behaviour infinancial markets to facilitate the formulation of more individual-centeredfinancial policy.

About the Author

Arup Kumar Sarkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India. He has published widely in the fields of commerce, economics and management, contributing to several national and international journals and edited volumes. He is a lifetime member of the Indian Accounting Association and an active reviewer for a number of UGC-approved international journals.

Tarak Nath Sahu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He has authored and edited several books in the field of finance, and he has published more than forty research articles in reputed national and international journals. He has also presented a number of research papers at national and international conferences.