Psychological Theories of Herd Behavior and Applications Thereof for the Explanation of the Herd Behavior in the Financial Markets

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17323/j.jcfr.2073-0438.4.1.2010.74-83
Keywords: financial market, financial mania, herd behavior

Abstract

The article describes the development of the scholarly discipline named the psychology of the masses and elaborates the applicability of its ideas to the explanation of herd behavior in financial markets. This is the first article of the trilogy devoted to the theoretical explanation of financial bubbles. E-mail: elenachirkova@hotmail.com

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Published
2010-12-31
How to Cite
ЧирковаЕ. В. (2010) “Psychological Theories of Herd Behavior and Applications Thereof for the Explanation of the Herd Behavior in the Financial Markets”, Journal of Corporate Finance Research | ISSN: 2073-0438, 4(1), pp. 74-83. doi: 10.17323/j.jcfr.2073-0438.4.1.2010.74-83.
Issue
Vol 4 No 1 (2010)
Section
Discussions