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Hedesström, Martin
Researcher
Department of Psychology
Göteborg University
Phone +46 (0)31 786 4284
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E-mail hedesstrom@psy.gu.se
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Visiting address
Haraldsgatan 1, Göteborg, Sweden

Address
P.O. Box 500, 405 30 Göteborg
Martin Hedeström is working in the BISI programme as a researcher in Project A Conceptual clarification and operational definition of SI. He is also involved in Project D Influences on non-SI institutional investors.

MH’s research interests are:

  • Judgement and decision making in financial contexts.
  • Behavioural economics, investor psychology.
  • The psychology of diversification: novice investors’ ability to spread risks.

Publications:
Hedesström, T. M., Svedsäter, H., & Gärling, T. (in press). Naïve diversification in the Swedish premium pension scheme: Experimental evidence. Applied Psychology: An International Review

Hedesström, T. M., Svedsäter, H., & Gärling, T. (2007). Determinants of the use of heuristic choice rules in the Swedish premium pension scheme: An Internet-based survey. Journal of Economic Psychology, 28, 113-126.

Hedesström, T. M., Svedsäter, H., & Gärling, T. (2006). Covariation neglect among novice investors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12, 155-165.

Hedesström, T. M., Svedsäter, H., & Gärling, T. (2004). Identifying heuristic choice rules in the Swedish premium pension scheme. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 5, 32-42.

Hedesström, T. M., & Biel, A. Evaluating companies’ social and environmental performance: Current practice and some recommendations. Manuscript submitted for publication.