Behavioral finance deals with how psychology influences financial markets and the behavior of investors, as human nature can lead to costly mistakes. The field recognizes that investors are overconfident and make cognitive errors, and some research suggests these psychological factors could systematically affect asset prices, though most economists remain skeptical that irrationality moves markets in the long run.
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Behavioral finance deals with how psychology influences financial markets and the behavior of investors, as human nature can lead to costly mistakes. The field recognizes that investors are overconfident and make cognitive errors, and some research suggests these psychological factors could systematically affect asset prices, though most economists remain skeptical that irrationality moves markets in the long run.