Peer performance and stock market entry

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 321-338

  Kaustia, Markku ^a   Knüpfer, Samuli ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Investor behavior; Peer effect; Social influence; Social interaction; Stock market participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858156747     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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