..., economic and financial factors (such as concerns over inflation, technological change and output patterns) have led to a huge public debate about whether there is sufficient direct evidence on financial market volatility and contagion effects (Zeng et al., 2022). Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic...

... and stock markets (developed and emerging) in the medium and long run, especially during the third wave of the COVID-19 crisis. Originality/value The authors' study is among the first that examines the influence of the recent COVID-19 pandemic as a stimulator of herding behavior between stock markets...

...Johannes Hagen; Amedeus Malisa; Thomas Post Purpose How did investors in the Swedish Premium Pension System (PPS) react to the stock market shock ignited by the COVID-19 pandemic? Design/methodology/approach The authors use fund-level data from the Swedish Pensions Agency on investment choices...

... accounted for and priced into the markets in the initial months. Originality/value The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has resulted in sharp volatility and frequent crashes in the global equity indices. This study is an endeavor to shed light on the ongoing debate on the COVID-19 pandemic, investors...