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Queen Mary University of London: Behavioural Finance

Institution Queen Mary University of London View institution profile
Department Economics and Finance
Web https://www.qmul.ac.uk/
Email econ-postgrad@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)20 7882 8848
Study type Taught

Summary

There is mounting evidence that people violate many. of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Behavioural Finance is a part of Behavioural Economics that studies important "irrationalities" on financial markets. Key topics include common mistakes people make when deciding how much to save and how to invest, excess volume of trade, equity premium puzzle, bubbles, and predictability of financial markets. A CFA pathway is also available.

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Queen Mary University of London

 

Queen Mary University of London was established in 1785 and is a leading research-intensive university with a difference – one that opens the doors of opportunity to anyone and supporting students to succeed. 

With schools split across five campuses in central and east London, students are able to select from an exceptionally broad range of subjects across three main faculties, including the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Queen Mary is a member of the Russell Group of universities in the UK, which …
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