An analysis of herd behavior in Latin American stock markets

This research investigates whether the major stock markets in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Argentina) exhibited herd behavior over the period January 2, 2002 to June 30, 2014, using the variation in the returns overall and by sector in the most representative stock market...

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Autores:
Duarte Duarte, Juan Benjamín
Garcés Carreño, Laura Daniela
Sierra Suárez, Katherine Julieth
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Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/9158
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/9158
Palabra clave:
C31
G14
G15
Bolsa de valores - América Latina
Mercado bursátil
Comportamiento de rebaño - modelos matemáticos
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Summary:This research investigates whether the major stock markets in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Argentina) exhibited herd behavior over the period January 2, 2002 to June 30, 2014, using the variation in the returns overall and by sector in the most representative stock market index in each country, using the model proposed by Christie y Huang (1995) -- The results do not reveal any herd behavior in the total market, or in the sectors of the markets examined in the study