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Analyst herding—whether, why, and when? Two new tests for herding detection in target forecast prices

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|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2023.4.892 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 55
Submitted on: Sep 10, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 12, 2023
Published on: Jan 26, 2024
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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