Mei Wang (; born February 8, 1973, in

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, China) is Professor of

Behavioral Finance Behavioral economics studies the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social factors on the decisions of individuals or institutions, such as how those decisions vary from those implied by classical economic theory. ...

at the

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, one of the leading business schools in

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. In 2018, she is also adjunct professor at

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

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. She is known for her research in behavioral decision making, e.g., the

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and

Prospect theory Prospect theory is a theory of behavioral economics and behavioral finance that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979. The theory was cited in the decision to award Kahneman the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Based ...

, and finance. Together with Thorsten Hens and Marc Oliver Rieger, she was one of the authors of the INTRA survey (International Test on Risk Attitudes) that collected risk and time preferences in 53 countries worldwide leading to various follow-up studies by other researchers and practitioners and media coverage by leading German newspapers. Mei Wang studied computer science at

Xiamen University Xiamen University (; Southern Min: ''Ē-mn̂g-toā-o̍h''), colloquially known as Xia Da (; Southern Min: ''Hā-tāi''), is a national public research university in Xiamen, Fujian, China. Founded in 1921 by Tan Kah Kee, a Chinese patriotic e ...

, obtained a PhD in social and decision science from Carnegie Mellon University,

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and later worked as assistant professor at the

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, Switzerland. She is Associate Editor for Finance Research Letters and member of the editorial board of the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance.

Selected publications

INTRA survey

*Marc Oliver Rieger, Mei Wang, & Thorsten Hens (2015) Risk preferences around the world. Management Science, 61(3), 637-648 *Mei Wang, Marc O. Rieger, & Thorsten Hens (2016) How time preferences differ: Evidence from 53 countries. Journal of Economic Psychology, 52, 115-135 *Marc Oliver Rieger, Mei Wang, & Thorsten Hens (2016) Estimating cumulative prospect theory parameters from an international survey. Theory and Decision, 17, 1-30

References

*University webpage: https://www.whu.edu/en/faculty-research/finance-and-accounting-group/behavioral-finance/team/ *Financial Times ranking of WHU: http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/whu-otto-beisheim-school-of-management *Finance Research Letters: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/Finance-Research-Letters *Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-behavioral-and-experimental-finance/ *"Die Geduldsprobe" Süddeutschen Zeitung, 2. March, 2016 *"Kaum Scharf aufs schnelle Geld: Deutsche sind in Geldfragen am geduldigsten?" Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ), 12. January, 2016 *"Sparen statt Kredit: Sind die Deutschen das geduldigste Volk?" Wirtschafts Woche, 6. January, 2016 *"Die Angst vor Verlusten" Süddeutschen Zeitung, 14. May, 2014 *"Three behavioral biases that can affect your investment performance" forbes.com, 21 December 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Mei 1973 births Living people German economists Financial economists Xiamen University alumni

Selected publications

INTRA survey

Other topics

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