Does abstract thinking facilitate information processing? Evidence from financial analysts

We study whether abstract thinking – an essential cognitive trait established by psychological and neuroscientific studies – facilitates analysts’ information processing. Exploiting analysts’ questions during earnings calls, we construct an Abstract Thinking Index (ATI) that measures their tendency...

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Main Authors: LI, Frank Weikai, WANG, Rong, YU, Yang, YU, Gloria Yang
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7125
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8124/viewcontent/Abstract_thinking_20230915.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English