Herding and bank runs

Herd Behavior in the Japanese Loan Market: Evidence from Bank Panel Data

This paper investigates whether Japanese banks had been following herd behavior in the domestic loan market from 1975 through 2002. Applying the technique developed by Lakonishok, Shleifer, and Vishny (LSV) (1992, J. of Fin. Econ.) to the data of loans outstanding to different types of borrowers, we obtain evidence indicative of the existence of herding. Consistent herding during the entire sam...

Confidence Erosion and Herding Behavior in Bond Markets: An Essay on Central Bank Communication Strategy

Sharing more than dialects: Herding behavior in bank risk-taking explained by cultural vicinity

We expand on research concerning the well-pronounced influence of geographical peer groups on human behavior. For this purpose, bank-specific risk-taking behavior and its relation to culturally close banks – measured by geographical as well as linguistic distance – is examined. We hypothesize that the level of risk taken by an distinct bank can be explained by the risk-taking behavior of other ...

Herd Behavior by Japanese Banks in Local Financial Markets

This paper investigates whether Japanese banks followed herd behavior in lending in local financial markets during 1980—1999. By using loan data from Japanese banks, arranged by geographical area, we find leader-follower relationships between lending behavior of different types of banks. Specifically, herding is mostly caused by local banks. Local banks follow major banks in urban cities, while...

Impact of Herding on Buy & Hold, Momentum & Contrarian Strategy in Tehran Stock Exchange

This paper aims to study the effect of herding on buy and hold, momentum and contrarian strategy. In this research, the cross-sectional absolute deviation is used to identify herding behavior in twenty industries in Tehran stock market. It is observed that the down and boom periods had more industries with herding. Moreover, the weak herding is more common than the strong herding in this market...