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Impact of Financial Literacy on the Behavioral Biases of Individual Stock Investors: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul

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  • Ateş, Sinem

    (Galatasaray University)

  • Coşkun, Ali

    (Boğaziçi University)

  • Şahin, M. Abdullah

    (İstanbul Technical University)

  • Demircan, M. Levent

    (Galatasaray University)

Abstract

Financial literacy and behavioral biases are critical factors affecting the financial decisions and behaviors of investors. We survey 596 individual stock investors to measure their financial literacy, to examine their behavioral biases and to investigate the relationship between financial literacy and behavioral biases. Results suggest that around half of the investors have a low financial literacy level, their main source of financial information is advice from parents or friends, and they have a high level of behavioral biases. While some of these behavioral biases are independent of the level of financial literacy, there is a significant relationship between a number of other biases and the level of financial literacy.

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  • Ateş, Sinem & Coşkun, Ali & Şahin, M. Abdullah & Demircan, M. Levent, 2016. "Impact of Financial Literacy on the Behavioral Biases of Individual Stock Investors: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul," Business and Economics Research Journal, Uludag University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, vol. 7(3), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:buecrj:0232
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    1. Pitthan, Francisco & De Witte, Kristof, 2021. "Puzzles of insurance demand and its biases: A survey on the role of behavioural biases and financial literacy on insurance demand," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(C).
    2. Hind Lebdaoui & Youssef Chetioui & Elias Guechi, 2021. "The Impact of Behavioral Biases on Investment Performance: Does Financial Literacy Matter?," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 11(3), pages 13-21.
    3. Michail Chouzouris & Panos Xenos & Platon Tinios, 2022. "Becoming ‘Homo Economicus’ as Learned Behavior among Numerate Greek University Students," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-18, April.
    4. Isidore, Renu & Arun, C. Joe, 2023. "The Moderating Effect of Financial Literacy on the Relationship Between Decision-Making Tools and Equity Returns in the Indian Secondary Equity Market," Revista Finanzas y Politica Economica, Universidad Católica de Colombia, vol. 15(1), pages 185-211, January.

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    Keywords

    Behavioral Finance; Financial Literacy; Behavioral Bias; Financial Decision; Stock Investors;
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    JEL classification:

    • G02 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Behavioral Finance: Underlying Principles
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions

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