This special edition of Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysisoffers seventeen chapters from invited participants in the International Applied Social Science Congress, held in Turkey between the 19th and 21st April 2018.

Prelims -- Chapter 1: Risk and control in consumer behavior: a discussion -- Chapter 2: Using artificial intelligence techniques for economic time series prediction -- Chapter 3: Volatility spillovers between BIST100 Index and S&P500 index -- Chapter 4: Brand reputation and its influence on...

Introduction – Markowitz (1952) argues that individuals act rationally in their financial decisions. In contrast, Kahneman and Tversky (1979) claim that the psychological characteristics of people significantly affect financial decisions. In making these decisions, factors such as age, gender,...

In finance, understanding investors and their motivations is key for any business and policy-maker. Understanding the Investor: A Maltese Study of Risk and Behavior in Financial Investment Decisionsoffers a nuanced view of the Maltese investor and the Malta Stock Exchange, and its implications...

Purpose In the build-up of an investment decision, the existence of both active and passive investment vehicles triggers a puzzle for investors. Indeed the confrontation between active and index replication equity funds in terms of risk-adjusted performance and alpha generation has been a bone...