DEEP sleep: The impact of sleep on financial risk taking. Issue 1 (1st February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nofsinger, John R.; Shank, Corey A.
• Other Names: Kumar Alok guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Review of financial economics. Volume 37:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 92
• Page End: 105
• Publication Date: 2019-02-01
• Subjects: loss aversion -- present bias -- probability distortion -- risk taking -- sleep; Business -- Periodicals; Economics -- Periodicals; Business; Economics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 332.05
• DOI: 10.1002/rfe.1034
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-3300

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, we examine the relationship between sleep and financial risk taking. The results indicate that individuals who have better sleep display less distortion of probability, are less susceptible to the present bias, and have a lower discounting rate. Specifically, individuals with better self‐reported sleep quality have less distortion of probability, a more curved utility function, and are less loss averse, while those with fewer sleep disturbances display less probability distortion and have more curvature in their utility function. Overall, the results show that there are cognitive deficits in financial decision making by having poor sleep habits that can have important consequences.