Measuring herd behavior: properties and pitfalls

Herd behavior is an important economic phenomenon, especially in the context of the recent financial crises. Prior studies propose several measures to quantify herd behavior. In this paper, we show that these measures reflect different perspectives on this behavior, and hence, their interpretation r...

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Main Authors: Lee Woojoo, Ahn Jae Youn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-12-01
Series:Dependence Modeling
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/demo-2017-0019