Samuel Pertl
samuelpertl.bsky.social
Samuel Pertl
@samuelpertl.bsky.social
Marketing PhD Student @StanfordGSB
Global Analysis

1) Emotions predict economic decisions on a global scale

2) Emotions are not universal predictors of financial decisions

3) Economic development and cultural individualism explain cross-country differences in whether emotions predict financial decisions
December 16, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Meta-Analysis

1) 378 results & 50,972 participants

2) Mixed evidence for the influence of incidental emotions on financial decision-making

3) More significant meta-analytic evidence when researchers measured rather than manipulated emotions

4) 97% of studies come from highly developed countries
December 16, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Like so many, I’m new here and excited to share a short 🧵 about our paper in the current issue of Nature Human Behaviour (@naturehumbehav.bsky.social)!

Key takeaway: The influence of emotions on financial decision-making is not universal but varies substantially and systematically across countries.
December 16, 2024 at 6:18 PM