Investment Behaviour

by Arup Kumar Sarkar (Author), Tarak Nath Sahu (Author)

Investment Behaviour explores the relationship between competing demographic factors, personal awareness and perceived attitudes to risk in shaping the behaviour of individual investors in the stock market. Arup Kumar Sarkar and Tarak Nath Sahu analyse the suitability of using Behavioural Finance theories in understanding investor behaviour across developed, developing and under-developed country contexts and in all types of stock markets. Across an in-depth study, the authors examine differing variables impacting on behaviour, give an overview of the empirical and theoretical literature, and also provide an analysis of the empirical findings of their investigation. The book promotes a greater understanding the psychological foundations of human behaviour in financial markets to facilitate the formulation of more individual-centered financial 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.