Investor beliefs and forecast evaluation [Elektronische Ressource] / Qingwei Wang

Qingwei WangInvestor Beliefs and ForecastEvaluationInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradeseines Doktors der Wirtschaftswissenschaftender Universität MannheimVorgelegt im Sommersemester 2010Dekan: Prof. Dr. Hans H. BauerReferent: Prof. Dr. Ernst MaugKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Stefan RuenziTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 03. März 2010ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWriting this dissertation is an exceptional journey with both sweets and joys. Yet itwon’t be possible to get finished without support of numerous individuals.At the outset, I would like to thank my supervisor, Prof. Ernst Maug, for his supportand patience in the past four years. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to writethe dissertation under his supervision. He has constantly encouraged me to remainfocused on achieving my goal, inspiring and guiding me to pursue an academic careerin finance. I appreciate his thorough and enlightening comments on my papers.I am also grateful to Prof. Stefan Ruenzi, a member of my dissertation committee. Hewas very diligent at commenting my article, suggesting new approaches and guiding myresearch direction. I benefit tremendously from his encouragement and illuminatingadvice.My thanks go also to Dr. Michael Schröder. During the course of my stay as a re-searcher at the Centre for European Economic Research, I have benefited greatly frominteractions with him, both from joint research projects and from the joint researchpaper.