Abstract

The purpose of this paper is interdisciplinary research of combinations of different disciplines of (natural) anthropology / neuroscience of consciousness and quantum physics and (social sciences) of financial decision making in the context of climate change and pandemics, which can be useful for finding new information, solving complex problems. The aim of this study is to provide insights into financial decision-making through the intertwining of anthropology / neuroscience and quantum physics in financial decision-making within COVID 19 and climate change and what their relationship / outcomes are. Human consciousness has slipped towards the collapse of convergent crises. Namely, health and climate change are intertwined. The causes of the COVID 19 crisis and climate change are common and their effects are approaching. The climatic situation and COVID-19, a zoonotic disease, are subject to human activity that has led to environmental degradation. Neither the climate crisis nor the zoonotic pandemic were unexpected. They have led to loss of life that could have been prevented by delayed, insufficient or wrong actions. Financial decision-making requires harmonizing public health improvements, creating a sustainable economic future and better protecting remaining natural resources and biodiversity Perhaps in this context financial simplification could be defined as coexistence of all options with different degrees of potential that we will choose them (it is a super position), other options cease to exist for us, when we enter the so-called zero of the desired option (the brain prepares our decisions). The results of the research showed us that COVID 19 and climate change have caused economic risks and uncertainties that have far-reaching and profound implications for financial decision-making as well as the financial services industry and its institutions. Extending tools through anthropology / neuroscience and quantum physics has given us knowledge of the need to connect both the natural and social sciences to understand the complex world around us.

Keywords: Anthropology, Neuroscience, Quantum physics, Financial Decision Making.

JEL Classification: I19, G41, D87, Q54.

Cite as: Njegovanović, A. (2020). Financial Decision Making in The Framework of Neuroscience / Anthropology with Review to The Pandemic and Climate Change. Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks, 4(4), 55-65. https://doi.org/10.21272/fmir.4(4).55-65.2020

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