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Na Young Park
 
''OCD and Errors in Financial Decisions''
( 2018, Vol. 38 No.4 )
 
 
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder that entails repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that are uncontrollable. It involves interruptions and impairments in cognitive functions and severe distresses. This paper finds the positive association between OCD and the probability of making judgment errors in financial decisions.
 
 
Keywords: Psychology and Financial Decisions, Non-Traditional Factors in Financial Decisions, Errors, Inconsistent Choices, Reversed Choices, OCD
JEL: Z0 - Other Special Topics: General
 
Manuscript Received : Mar 18 2018 Manuscript Accepted : Oct 20 2018

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