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Familiarity bias and economic decisions: Evidence from a survey experiment

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  • Zhu, Zhaobo
  • Qi, Zhenyan
  • Jin, Yi

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This paper provides experimental evidence that people in China have strong familiarity bias identified by hometown and education locations when making merger and acquisition decisions. Emotions and genders could affect the role of familiarity bias in merger and acquisition decisions.

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  • Zhu, Zhaobo & Qi, Zhenyan & Jin, Yi, 2023. "Familiarity bias and economic decisions: Evidence from a survey experiment," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:229:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523002227
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111197
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    Keywords

    Familiarity bias; Home bias; Emotion; Merger and acquisition decisions;
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    JEL classification:

    • C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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