Using a unique sample constructed by 600 investors’ responses to structured questionnaire, we investigate the impact of behavioral biases on investment decision making in Pakistani equity market, as well roles that market anomalies and financial literacy play process. We first document empirical evidence support are closely associated these two factors significantly influence making. The additi...

The popularity of open ascending auctions is often attributed to the fact that openly observable bidding allows aggregate dispersed information. Another reason behind frequent utilization auction formats may be they activate revenue enhancing biases. In an experiment, we compare three differ in how much information revealed and potential activation behavioral biases: (i) Vickrey auction, a clos...

Information processing biases, such as interpretation bias and attention bias, play a significant role in social anxiety disorder (Williams et al., 1997). Interpretation bias refers to the tendency to interpret both negative and neutral stimuli as more negative than they are objectively. Attention bias refers to the tendency to attend preferentially to threatening stimuli. Socially anxious indi...

This study examines the relationships between infant holding preferences and maternal depression according to the newborn feeding mode. Links between depression and infant holding biases have been observed in mothers [Vauclair, J., Scola, C. (in press). Dépression, alexithymie et latéralisation dans la façon de porter un nouveau-né [Infant holding biases in relation to depression, alexithymia a...

Many biases affect scientific research, causing a waste of resources, posing a threat to human health, and hampering scientific progress. These problems are hypothesized to be worsened by lack of consensus on theories and methods, by selective publication processes, and by career systems too heavily oriented toward productivity, such as those adopted in the United States (US). Here, we extracte...

Understanding the effects of information technology infrastructure flexibility (ITIF) and behavioural biases on investment decisions will help investors make more informed choices. Due to a lack decision-maker biases, Iraqi universities' IT is not well developed, resulting in low performance. However, few studies look into causes this phenomenon. This study aimed investigate impact ITIF decisio...