Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/97553427605
Ellie Tiedemann
Ellie is a sophomore, majoring in Economics with a minor in Data Analysis. She also plays on Wesleyan University’s squash team. Ellie is interested in exploring the intersection between psychology and finance.
Abstract: This study will investigate whether individuals who score high/low on Neuroticism and Openness character traits are more/less likely to invest in risk assets such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. A growing body of evidence quantifies the relationship between the Big Five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism, and investment behavior. Two personality traits that strongly influence investment behavior are neuroticism and openness. The goals of the present analysis include 1) determining whether or not individuals invest in financial assets such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, and 2) establishing the relationship between personality characteristics and the probability of investing in financial assets.
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