The role of media in the credit crunch: The case of the banking sector

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 163-175

  Wisniewski, Tomasz Piotr ^a   Lambe, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial crisis; Media; Self fulfilling prophecies; Stock market

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871943191     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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