Emotion, fear and superstition in the New Zealand stockmarket

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-85

  Boyle, Glenn ^a   Hagan, Andrew ^b   O’Connor, R Seini ^c   Whitwell, Nick ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Castalia ^*  (India)

^d NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK   (Australia)

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EID: 85011179153     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779950409544394     Document Type: Article

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