In 1936, John Maynard Keynes proposed that emotions and instincts are pivotal in decision-making, particularly for investors. Both positive and negative moods can influence judgments and decisions, extending to economic and financial choices. Intuitions, emotional states, and biases...

This study investigates the relationship between managerial optimism, investment efficiency and firm valuation. This study follows the Campbell's measurement for managerial optimism and investigates the influences of the different levels of managerial optimism on improving investment efficiency...

We decompose the market-to-book ratio into two additive components: a conservatism correction factor and a future-to-book ratio. The conservatism correction factor exceeds the benchmark value of one whenever the accounting for past transactions has been subject to an (unconditional) conservatism...

Several studies have focused on the relationship between the R2 and the firm value. They have tried to explain how different values of R2 affect the firm value. In this paper we examine this relationship for the Greek companies listed on the Greek Stock Exchange, analyzing a sample of 135 listed...

This study investigates the relationship between managerial optimism, investment efficiency, and firm valuation. This study follows the Campbell's measurement for managerial optimism and investigates the influences of the different levels of managerial optimism on improving investment efficiency...

We decompose the difference between a firm’s market and book values into two components: intangible assets that can be created by competing firms through SG&A/R&D expenditures, and the residual denoted as franchise value (FV). The estimated parameters in the model for creating intangible...