Air pollution and stock returns in the US

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 374-383

  Levy, Tamir ^a   Yagil, Joseph ^b  

^a NETANYA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Investor mood; Risk aversion; Stock returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956006988     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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