Research Article

International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior

Volume: 6 Number: 2 October 17, 2019
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International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior

Abstract

We study herding in Borsa Istanbul between 2001 and 2016, focusing on the effects of international investors and market volatility. Herding explains 31% of total variability in the cross sectional standard deviation of beta values, controlling for market fundamentals. We perform time-series analysis of a herding index and find that herding increases following increased trading by international investors, but falls with overall trading volume on the market. Herding rises in response to increased volatility, rather than leading to it, against previous arguments. Investors do not herd during economic crises, but following important events that raise political tension in the country.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics, Finance

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 17, 2019

Submission Date

March 23, 2020

Acceptance Date

September 25, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Akçaalan, E., Dindaroğlu, B., & Binatlı, A. O. (2019). International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior. Uluslararası Ekonomi Ve Yenilik Dergisi, 6(2), 247-259. https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC
AMA
1.Akçaalan E, Dindaroğlu B, Binatlı AO. International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior. UEYD. 2019;6(2):247-259. https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC
Chicago
Akçaalan, Ezgi, Burak Dindaroğlu, and Ayla Ogus Binatlı. 2019. “International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Ve Yenilik Dergisi 6 (2): 247-59. https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC.
EndNote
Akçaalan E, Dindaroğlu B, Binatlı AO (October 1, 2019) International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior. Uluslararası Ekonomi ve Yenilik Dergisi 6 2 247–259.
IEEE
[1]E. Akçaalan, B. Dindaroğlu, and A. O. Binatlı, “International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior”, UEYD, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 247–259, Oct. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC
ISNAD
Akçaalan, Ezgi - Dindaroğlu, Burak - Binatlı, Ayla Ogus. “International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior”. Uluslararası Ekonomi ve Yenilik Dergisi 6/2 (October 1, 2019): 247-259. https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC.
JAMA
1.Akçaalan E, Dindaroğlu B, Binatlı AO. International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior. UEYD. 2019;6:247–259.
MLA
Akçaalan, Ezgi, et al. “International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior”. Uluslararası Ekonomi Ve Yenilik Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, Oct. 2019, pp. 247-59, https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC.
Vancouver
1.Ezgi Akçaalan, Burak Dindaroğlu, Ayla Ogus Binatlı. International Investors, Volatility, and Herd Behavior. UEYD [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 1;6(2):247-59. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA89XF86JC

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Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Economics, 61080, Trabzon/Türkiye

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