Mauricio Eberle Morales

Abstract Purpose. This study investigates the influence of trading mechanisms on cross-market integration between stocks and corporate bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the COVID-19 crisis. Unlike the worldwide practice of trading corporate bonds on an over-the-counter (OTC) market, TASE uses a limit-order-book (LOB) for both stocks and bonds, potentially creating unique […]

Abstract Purpose. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of behavioral biases on investment decisions through a serial mediation of overconfidence and disposition effects. Design/methodology/approach. The authors assess the behavioral biases affecting the investment decisions of life insurance policyholders through the serial mediation of overconfidence and disposition effects using a structured questionnaire.

Abstract Purpose. Literature on psychology highlights four traits that shape an amoral and antisocial personality: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy and sadism. Together, these personality traits form the Dark Tetrad. In this study, the standard intertemporal utility maximization model is reassessed from the point of view of a representative economic agent endowed with the Dark Tetrad personality

Abstract Purpose. This study aims to explore the asymmetric effects of macroeconomic factors on the profitability of large-cap companies in an emerging country like Colombia, using the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Colombia index as the basis. Design/methodology/approach. We employ a combination of singular spectrum analysis (SSA) and principal component analysis (PCA) to identify and