Subjective Well-Being and Financial Decision Making

Dear Colleagues,

Humans pursue well-being and happiness, which are influenced by interpersonal environments, and further influence individual decision making (such as financial performance). Subjective well-being can be a unique perspective that bridges individual emotions and financial decision making. It is valuable to explore the causes of subjective happiness in interpersonal comparisons, as well as individual beliefs and group behaviours that use subjective happiness as an incentive in the decision-making process. This Special Issue focuses on quantitative or qualitative aspects of financial decision analysis and subjective well-being relating to, but not limited to, the nature and mechanisms of individual, organizational, and managerial decisions. Contributions on financial behaviours from both quantitative and qualitative fields, such as econometrics, behavioural economics, artificial intelligence, applied psychology, and information systems, are highly encouraged. This Special Issue publishes both theoretical and empirical studies. Empirical contributions in cutting-edge applications, such as quantitative finance, FinTech, finance innovations, e-commerce, digital marketing, social networks, operation management, judgements, emotions, subjective happiness, and human behaviours in marketing/organizations/society, are especially encouraged. Generally speaking, case studies or pure empirical studies should contain proper quantitative analyses and/or innovative methodological elements, which can be considered suitable for this Special Issue.

Dr. Junyi Chai
Guest Editor

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