Active Trading and (Poor) Performance : The Social Transmission Channel

Individuals often invest actively and generate inferior returns. Social interactions might exacerbate this tendency, but the causal effect from peer effects on active trading are difficult to identify empirically. This paper exploits the exogenous...

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Main Authors: Escobar, Laura, Pedraza, Alvaro
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/901281551966282262/Active-Trading-and-Poor-Performance-The-Social-Transmission-Channel
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31361