Herd Mentality Amongst Equity Investors During COVID-19: Evidences from Saudi Arabia
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Keywords
Equity investor; Behavioural finance; COVID-19; Herd mentality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G40 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - General
- G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets
- J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
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