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dc.contributor.authorHefti, Andreas-
dc.contributor.authorHeinke, Steve-
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Frederic-
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-26T13:16:40Z-
dc.date.available2019-03-26T13:16:40Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.issn1664-7041de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.econ.uzh.ch/static/wp/econwp234.pdfde_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/16339-
dc.description.abstractSpeculative behavior on markets is still poorly understood in economics. While it is a consensus that heterogeneous expectations and thus different trading patterns are necessary for a bubble to occur, economists have no clear answer for the sources of this heterogeneity. We attempt to model heterogeneous individual expectations formation as the result of a combinations of analytical and instinctive capacities. Analytical skill refers to the ability to solve cognitively complex problems. Instinct refers to the psychological propensity to put oneself into the shoes of others. A key strength of our proposal lies in the combination of theoretical and empirical expertise. We intend to work on a fine-tuned theory of how these skills can bias individuals' expectations, and how these heterogeneous expectations in turn determine trading patterns. We show that the two-dimensional skill measure is both necessary and sufficient to explain commonly observed trading patterns, and the resulting emergence of experimental asset market bubbles. In the empirical part of our project, we rigorously test our model in a series of experiments, where we independently measure subjects' skill levels in a screening phase, and their trading behavior in a standard laboratory asset market. Data from pilot sessions confirm crucial tenets of our model, in particular the relation between skill types and distinct trading patterns. The novel experimental design also allows us to test a number of different theoretical predictions by exogenously varying the treatment. In a final application, we take our experimental skill measure to the field and assess the generalizability of our laboratory results. While this project focuses on a deeper understanding of trading dynamics in the asset market, we feel confident that our general framework of heterogeneous mental representations is a promising tool to investigate behavior in other strategic environments as well.de_CH
dc.format.extent47de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherUniversität Zürichde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking paper series / Department of Economicsde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectAsset marketde_CH
dc.subjectHeterogeneityde_CH
dc.subjectMental capabilityde_CH
dc.subject.ddc332.6: Investitionde_CH
dc.titleMental capabilities, trading behaviour, and asset bubbles : theory and experimentsde_CH
dc.typeWorking Paper – Gutachten – Studiede_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitZentrum für Arbeitsmärkte, Digitalisierung und Regionalökonomie (CLDR)de_CH
zhaw.publisher.placeZürichde_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.5167/uzh-125847de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.series.number234de_CH
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Hefti, A., Heinke, S., & Schneider, F. (2016). Mental capabilities, trading behaviour, and asset bubbles : theory and experiments. Universität Zürich. https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-125847
Hefti, A., Heinke, S. and Schneider, F. (2016) Mental capabilities, trading behaviour, and asset bubbles : theory and experiments. Zürich: Universität Zürich. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-125847.
A. Hefti, S. Heinke, and F. Schneider, “Mental capabilities, trading behaviour, and asset bubbles : theory and experiments,” Universität Zürich, Zürich, 2016. doi: 10.5167/uzh-125847.
HEFTI, Andreas, Steve HEINKE und Frederic SCHNEIDER, 2016. Mental capabilities, trading behaviour, and asset bubbles : theory and experiments [online]. Zürich: Universität Zürich. Verfügbar unter: http://www.econ.uzh.ch/static/wp/econwp234.pdf
Hefti, Andreas, Steve Heinke, and Frederic Schneider. 2016. “Mental Capabilities, Trading Behaviour, and Asset Bubbles : Theory and Experiments.” Zürich: Universität Zürich. https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-125847.
Hefti, Andreas, et al. Mental Capabilities, Trading Behaviour, and Asset Bubbles : Theory and Experiments. Universität Zürich, 2016, https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-125847.


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