Am Dienstag, den 09.07.2024, findet ein Vortrag im Rahmen des Finance and Insurance Seminars statt. Das Seminar beginnt um 16:15 h und findet im JUR 253, Universitätsstraße 14-16 statt. Im Sommersemester 24 wird das Finance and Insurance Seminar in Präsenz durchgeführt. Für Interessenten wird ein Zoom Meeting angeboten. Die Zugangsdaten werden auf Anfrage mitgeteilt. Bitte senden Sie hierfür eine Nachricht bis zum 09.07.2024, 12:00 h an alvia.runge@wiwi.uni-muenster.de

Dr. William Quinn, Queen’s University Belfast, hält einen Vortrag zum Thema: Who Wins and Loses in a Bubble? Evidence from the British Bicycle Mania

How do different types of investors perform during financial bubbles? Using a rich archival source, we explore investor performance during the British bicycle mania of the 1890s. We find that directors and employees of cycle companies reduced their holdings substantially during the crash. Those holding shares after the crash were generally not from groups stereotypically thought of as naïve, but gentlemen living near a stock exchange, who had sufficient time, money, and opportunity to engage in speculation. Our findings suggest that the investors most at risk of losing during a bubble are those prone to familiarity and overconfidence biases.

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