Five essays in empirical finance

This thesis consists of five independent research papers empirically addressing several questions relating to topics in "Analyst-Research", "Household Finance" and "Content-Analysis".The first paper elaborates on the herding/ anti-herding behavior of financial analysts.The second paper analyzes the role of narrow-scope and broad-scope trust in financial advice. The third paper analyzes the role of gender and financial literacy in households´ debt behavior.The fourth paper describes the adaptation of an English dictionary for content-analyses.The fifth paper analyzes the effect of textual sentiment in CEO speeches held at companies annual general meetings.