Implicit incentives and reputational herding by hedge fund managers

Journal of Empirical Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-299

  Boyson, Nicole M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hedge funds; Herding incentives; Reputation; Reputational herding

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951498197     PISSN: 09275398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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