Familiarity bias and economic decisions: Evidence from a survey experiment

被引:2
作者
Zhu, Zhaobo [1 ]
Qi, Zhenyan [2 ]
Jin, Yi [3 ]
机构
[1] Shenzhen Univ, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technol Inst, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
[2] Shenzhen Univ, Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technol Inst, WeBank Inst Fintech, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
[3] Macau Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Business, Macau, Peoples R China
关键词
Familiarity bias; Home bias; Emotion; Merger and acquisition decisions; HOME BIAS; GENDER;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111197
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper provides experimental evidence that people in China have strong familiarity bias identified by hometown and education locations when making merger and acquisition decisions. Emotions and genders could affect the role of familiarity bias in merger and acquisition decisions.& COPY; 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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