We investigate the relation between the motive of greed and several asset market indicators such as trading activity and bubble formation in the form of mispricing, overpricing, and price amplitude. To that end, we run experiments in which we are able to measure individuals’ greed and create...

We investigate the relation between the motive of greed and several asset market indicators such as trading activity and bubble formation in the form of mispricing, overpricing, and price amplitude. To that end, we run experiments in which we are able to measure individuals’ greed and create...

We present a motivational account of the impact of emotion on decision making, termed the feeling-is-for-doing approach. We first describe the psychology of emotion and argue for a need to be specific when studying emotion's impact on decision making. Next we describe what our approach entails...