A bibliometric analysis of behavioural finance with mapping analysis tools

Market efficiency has been questioned since behavioural finance emerged. However, there is no theory consolidating both irrational investors' behaviour and their influence on financial markets. In this paper,we use bibliometrics to gain better knowledge of the current situation and trends in th...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Paule-Vianez, Jessica, Gómez-Martínez, Raúl, Prado-Román, Camilo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/39081
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10115/39081
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Behavioural finance
Science mapping analysis
Knowledge visualization
Co-word analysis.
Descrição
Resumo:Market efficiency has been questioned since behavioural finance emerged. However, there is no theory consolidating both irrational investors' behaviour and their influence on financial markets. In this paper,we use bibliometrics to gain better knowledge of the current situation and trends in this research area.The results obtained by analysing the 1987–2017 period show a growth potential of Behavioural Finance. Investor sentiment is the main subject among the thirteen main subjects of this area.