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Asymmetric reaction is rational behavior

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  • Philip A. Horvath

    (Bradley University)

  • Amit K. Sinha

    (Bradley University)

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De Bondt and Thaler (Int J Fore 9(3):355–371, 1995) point out that while von Neumann-Morgenstern (1947) utility functions, the axioms of cardinal utility (Copeland and Weston 1988), risk aversion, rational expectations, etc., have formed the basis for theories of choice under uncertainty, research in behavioral science, has either challenged these foundations or outright rejected them. Requiring investors to be utility maximizers, and using an approach similar to Scott-Horvath (J Financ 35(4):915–9¸1980), and arguing investors’ to have different utility for partial upper and partial lower moments, this paper proves that loss, regret, and myopic loss aversion and sign effects, is in fact central to understanding of rational behavior.

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  • Philip A. Horvath & Amit K. Sinha, 2017. "Asymmetric reaction is rational behavior," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 41(1), pages 160-179, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecfin:v:41:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s12197-015-9344-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s12197-015-9344-4
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    Loss aversion; Regret aversion; Sign effect; Utility theory; Valence; Risk preference; Moments; Risk premia;
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    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
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