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The Influence of Demographic Factors on Investment Behaviour of Individual Investors: A Case Study of Edo State, Nigeria

Economy

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Title The Influence of Demographic Factors on Investment Behaviour of Individual Investors: A Case Study of Edo State, Nigeria
 
Creator Ezekiel, Agbo,
Oshoke, Abu, Prince
 
Description This study empirically examines the influence of demographic factors on investment behaviour of individual investors using Edo state, Nigeria as its case study. Using the maximum likelihood method of estimation to estimate four multinomial logit equations, the results showed that educational level, occupation and marital status are the main demographic determinants of individual investors’ behaviour. Also, age and gender have strong influences on individual investor’s risk preference. Therefore, we recommend that it is pertinent that macroeconomic policies aimed at boosting investment should consider the expansionary effect of targeting civil servants and those in professional practice by providing them with investment incentives as these categories of persons have a much higher affinity for risk for investment purposes.
 
Publisher Asian Online Journal Publishing Group
 
Date 2020-07-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/Economy/article/view/1826
10.20448/journal.502.2020.71.69.77
 
Source Economy; Vol 7 No 1 (2020); 69-77
2313-8181
2518-0118
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/Economy/article/view/1826/1547