Archive-based studies into behavioural biases in the emerging financial markets, c. 1700- c. 1720

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H06704
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO Koji 東京大学, 大学院経済学研究科(経済学部), 講師 (80780080)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 金融バブル / 南海泡沫事件 / 限定合理性 / 金融史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The goal of this research project has been to start exploring cognitive and behavioural biases of market actors as they experienced them in the emerging financial markets of the early eighteenth century. Tapping into my knowledge of British archives, I have been able to collect and examine relevant archival materials. Some interim results have been tested in international conferences and others meetings. I hope to further develop this research so that I can start submitting articles to top-ranking journals in the coming years.

Free Research Field

経済史・経営史