Herd behavior of Japanese economists

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 343-346

  Ashiya, Masahiro ^a   Doi, Takero ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C53; D82; D84; Forecast; Herd behavior; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001036576     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(01)00182-2     Document Type: Article

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