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A class introduction (no numbers) to the Racism topic. Frankly, I don't think it is great, but for such an important topic it did need an introduction.
Short version: racism is really bad, but still here, and in this section we will look at the psychology of racism and what we need to do to overcome biases.
Most work in the field of behavioral finance focuses on the investment side of the fence. That is unfortunate as managers are people too and they fall prey to many of the same biases that investors do. In this section of the course we will look at how overconfident managers will take bigger risks than more rational managers.
WHen most people think of behavioral finance, they think of the material we will cover in this section. It is a look at how biases can impact investor returns.
We will look at bubbles, excessive trading (and risk taking), and the social aspects of investing.
From Marketing to politics., from Healthcare to Education, from International Development to treating addictions, the things we learned in Behavioral Finance and Economics can be used to help make the world a better place.
This episode gives a short introduction into the two concepts covered in this part class:
PS: this may be my favorite part of the class. I see it constantly in my own life, but also in those of many of the people that BonaResponds helps.
While this is not a science class, we do need to have an understanding of the various parts of the brain, how we look at the brain, and how what we do (or don't do) can influence the brain and our decisions. We also look some at addiction as it gives us insights into how the brain works, and also in the context of being "addicted to risk".
This is an introduction to behavioral biases.
The short version: thinking is hard. It can take time and effort. So we have evolved to come up with shortcuts and biases that do not always help us when it comes to financial decisions (or other kinds of decisions either).
This material is central to the whole course. So be sure to understand it as you go through the various topics covered.
A few of the links we will be covering in class are:
Wikipedia, but very well done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
Daniel Kahneman - Your Mind and Your Mo
Daniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman - Masters in Business
Daniel Kahneman - Thinking, Fast and Slow Animated Book Review
FightMediocrity - Priming, Halo Effect, Hindsight Bias - Thinking, Fast and Slow (Part 3)
Hidden Brain - I’m Right, You’re Wrong
Big Think - Your Brain is so Judgemental
Long Luong - Loss Aversion and The Endowment Effect
Behavioral Finance and Market Behavior
Meir Statman - Interview with Meir Statman: Masters in Business (Audio)
Laurie Santos - A Monkey Economy as Irrational as Ours
An Introduction to Behavioral Finance and Behavioral Economics at St. Bonaventure University. It is tailored to MBA 639 but can be listened to by anyone.
Not sure what happened to the audio quality. Sounds like I was in a tunnel. Which I assure you I was not. But I recorded it twice and it sounded the same. So, here we go!:
Here are some notes for those who are interested:
My presentation on it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tqzxaxzaujtiyrs/Presentation%20for%20Behavioral%20Science%20and%20Teaching%20Paper%20%281%29.pptx?dl=0
What is Behavioral Economics?
https://vimeo.com/38663941
What is Behavioral Finance?
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions
Game Theory:
http://www.cdam.lse.ac.uk/Reports/Files/cdam-2001-09.pdf
If you want more, stay tuned! Or better, sign up for my class :)
Hostile takeover defenses. Takeover waves.
Still no voice, but a little better.
how to fight acquisitions
Pre-bid defenses:
Post offer (i.e. you are in play!)
Asset restructuring
selling crown's jewels (divestiture, carve-out, spin-off)
one-time dividend (this is also a Financial Restructuring)
Financial Restructuring
Buyback--possibly greenmail
Increase debt
one-time dividend (this is also an asset restructuring)
Litigation-sue everyone
Make it political: take it to the press etc
Pac-man Defense (make a counter bid on acquirer)
White Knights- Find someone to come and take you over on more friendly terms.
In an attempt to wrap up MBA 610, I made a list of things on the horizon. It was a tough list to make. A few things that were really close: FinTech, raising interest rates, the role of government in markets, and more.
The list:
Income and Wealth inequality
The Anti-globalization movement (a blip or a longer term thing?)
AI and the coming machines
Living longer and slower population growth
Health Care Costs
Global Warming
The bottom billion
Big Data and online secrecy
Confirmation bias and “us vs them”
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