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Estudio empírico sobre la aplicación del Behavioral Finance en estudiantes del área técnica de la Universidad Veracruzana / Empirical Study on the Behavioral Finance Application on Students of the Tecnical Area of the Universidad Veracruzana

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  • Ladrón de Guevara Cortés, Rogelio

    (Instituto de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores de las Ciencias Administrativas Universidad Veracruzana,)

  • Madrid Paredones, Rosa Marina

    (Instituto de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores de las Ciencias Administrativas Universidad Veracruzana,)

  • Ladrón de Guevara Domínguez, Rogelio

    (Instituto de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores de las Ciencias Administrativas Universidad Veracruzana,)

Abstract

La presente investigación tiene como propósito la continuación de un estudio previo sobre el Behavioral Finance en estudiantes de la Facultad de Contaduría y Administración de la región Xalapa de la Universidad Veracruzana (Fernández et al. 2018). En este caso el objeto de estudio es una muestra de estudiantes de distintas carreras del área técnica. El objetivo es analizar cómo toman decisiones financieras en situaciones de riesgo, estudiantes con un background más cuantitativo, en comparación con los del área económico administrativa, que toman decisiones financieras en situaciones de riesgo, bajo la perspectiva del Behavioral Finance. Así mismo, con el fin de poder comparar los resultados del presente trabajo con la investigación previa, se sigue una metodología basada en los estudios de Soares y da Silveira (2012) y Marinho et al. (2009), la cual es una adaptación de la metodología original de Kanheman y Tversky (1979), para contrastar empíricamente la Prospect Theory. Dicha metodología consiste en la aplicación de un cuestionario ampliamente validado en esta área, que evalúa la forma de tomar decisiones financieras en situaciones de riesgo. Posteriormente, se realizó un análisis de los datos a través de tablas de contingencia y se contrastan las hipótesis respectivas, a través del test de independencia χ2. Así mismo, se construye un indicador global por carrera para medir el grado de aplicación de la Prospect Theory en la toma de decisiones. Los resultados muestran evidencia empírica a favor de los postulados de la Prospect Theory y del Behavioral Finance en la toma de decisiones financieras por parte de los estudiantes de esta área académica, en todos los programas educativos estudiados, por lo que abre elementos para la discusión sobre los supuestos que hacen las teorías económicas clásicas, en lo referente a la toma de decisiones por parte de los individuos. Finalmente, se concluye que aún con un perfil más cuantitativo, los estudiantes toman decisiones de manera intuitiva y por reflejo, independientemente de la carrera estudiada, lo que proporciona elementos para empezar a utilizar la evidencia empírica en favor de estos enfoques alternativos de las finanzas y la economía / The aim of this research is to continue with a previuos study on Behavioral Finance carried out on students at the Universidad Veracruzana, Accounting and Administration School of the Xalapa Region (Fernández et al., 2018). The object of study is a sample of students from different undergraduate technological programmes. The objective of this paper is to analyze how students with a more quantitative background, in comparison with those of the economic-administrative area, make financial decisions in risky situations under the perspective of Behavioral Finance. Likewise, in order to be able to compare the results of this paper with the previous research, the methodology used, is based on the studies of Soares and da Silveira (2012) and Marinho et al. (2009), is followed, which is an adaptation to the original methodology of Kanheman and Tversky (1979) to empirically contrast the Prospect Theory. This methodology consists on the application of a widely validated questionnaire in this area, which evaluates the financial decision making process under situations of uncertainty. Subsequently, the data are analyzed through contingency tables and the respective hypotheses are contrasted through independence test χ2. Likewise, a global indicator is constructed for each academic programme to measure the degree of applicability of Prospect Theory in decision making. The results show how empirical evidence supports what Prospect Theory and Behavioral Finance postulates in regard to the financial decision making process followed by students in all the educational programs studied. The results also provided elements to further the discussion about the assumptions that classical economic theories make about individual’s decision making. It is concluded that even with a more quantitative profile, students make decisions intuitively and by reflex, independently of the programme they are enrolled in. Finally, the results provided empirical elements that may be used to start generalizing to support alternative approaches in finance and economics.

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  • Ladrón de Guevara Cortés, Rogelio & Madrid Paredones, Rosa Marina & Ladrón de Guevara Domínguez, Rogelio, 2019. "Estudio empírico sobre la aplicación del Behavioral Finance en estudiantes del área técnica de la Universidad Veracruzana / Empirical Study on the Behavioral Finance Application on Students of the Tec," Estocástica: finanzas y riesgo, Departamento de Administración de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Azcapotzalco, vol. 9(1), pages 63-96, enero-jun.
  • Handle: RePEc:sfr:efruam:v:9:y:2019:i:1:p:63-96
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    Keywords

    finanzas conductuales; Teoría Prospectiva; aversión al riesgo; Universidad Veracruzana / Behavioral Finance; Prospect Theory; Aversion to Risk; Universidad Veracruzana.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G40 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - General
    • G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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