Is herding efficient? Evidence from the college football point spread market
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herd behavior; market efficiency; college football; sports betting; pandemic;All these keywords.
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- L8 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services
- G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
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