University of Twente Student Theses
Understanding investor preferences in sustainable energy stocks: emotions and biases
Kemper, G.H (2024) Understanding investor preferences in sustainable energy stocks: emotions and biases.
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| Abstract: | The shift towards sustainable energy investments is not just a trend, but a crucial aspect of today's financial markets. This thesis has delved into the influence of emotions and biases on the investor's preferences for these investments, a topic of significant relevance and importance in the current financial developments. Specifically, this thesis has examined the role of positive and negative emotions along with cognitive biases such as herding and overconfidence. The analysis was carried out through an online survey, which had 75 respondents. The respondents had to answer statements on a 5-point Likert scale, ordinal or distichous scale. The analysis revealed that positive emotions had a marginally significant positive impact on the preferences for sustainable energy investments, and in contrast, negative emotions showed a significant negative effect. Furthermore, biases such as herding and overconfidence were not significantly linked to the investment preferences. This knowledge could provide useful information to policymakers and finance professionals to nudge investors. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100142 |
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