Abstract
Do happy people predict future risk and return differently from unhappy people, or do individuals rely only on economic facts? We survey investors on their subjective sentiment-creating factors, return and risk expectations, and investment plans. We find that noneconomic factors systematically affect return and risk expectations, where the return effect is more profound. Investment plans are also affected by noneconomic factors. Sports results and general feelings significantly affect predictions. Sufferers from seasonal affective disorder have lower return expectations in the autumn than in other seasons, supporting the winter blues hypothesis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 145-168 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
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Do happy people make optimistic investors? / Kaplanski, Guy; Levy, Haim; Veld, Christianus Henricus; Veld-Merkoulova, Joulia Wiktorowna.
In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 50, No. 1-2, 01.04.2015, p. 145-168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Do happy people make optimistic investors?
AU - Kaplanski, Guy
AU - Levy, Haim
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AU - Veld-Merkoulova, Joulia Wiktorowna
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - Do happy people predict future risk and return differently from unhappy people, or do individuals rely only on economic facts? We survey investors on their subjective sentiment-creating factors, return and risk expectations, and investment plans. We find that noneconomic factors systematically affect return and risk expectations, where the return effect is more profound. Investment plans are also affected by noneconomic factors. Sports results and general feelings significantly affect predictions. Sufferers from seasonal affective disorder have lower return expectations in the autumn than in other seasons, supporting the winter blues hypothesis.
AB - Do happy people predict future risk and return differently from unhappy people, or do individuals rely only on economic facts? We survey investors on their subjective sentiment-creating factors, return and risk expectations, and investment plans. We find that noneconomic factors systematically affect return and risk expectations, where the return effect is more profound. Investment plans are also affected by noneconomic factors. Sports results and general feelings significantly affect predictions. Sufferers from seasonal affective disorder have lower return expectations in the autumn than in other seasons, supporting the winter blues hypothesis.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022109014000416
DO - 10.1017/S0022109014000416
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VL - 50
SP - 145
EP - 168
JO - Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
JF - Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
SN - 0022-1090
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