1932

Abstract

Financial decision making is the outcome of complex neurophysiological processes involving, among others, constant re-evaluation of the statistics of the problem at hand, balancing of the various emotional aspects, and computation of the very value signals that are at the core of modern economic thinking. The evidence suggests that emotions play a crucial supporting role in the mathematical computations needed for reasoned choice, rather than interfering with it, even if emotions (and their mathematical counterparts) may not always be balanced appropriately. Decision neuroscience can be expected in the near future to provide a number of effective tools for improved financial decision making.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/journals/10.1146/annurev.financial.102708.141514
2009-09-01
2024-03-29
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

/content/journals/10.1146/annurev.financial.102708.141514
Loading
/content/journals/10.1146/annurev.financial.102708.141514
Loading

Data & Media loading...

  • Article Type: Review Article
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error