{"title":"Investor Sentiment and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from China","authors":"Yunqi Fan, Fangzhao Zhou, Yunbi An, Jun Yang","doi":"10.1080/1226508X.2021.1947340","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We study the cross-sectional effects of investor sentiment on stock price crash risk from the perspective of investor behavioural biases. We develop a firm-specific investor sentiment measure, and find that stocks with stronger investor sentiment are more prone to a future price crash. The positive relation is more pronounced for stocks eligible for margin trading, as higher investor sentiment induces greater margin buy/cover by optimistic investors. Short interest moderates the impact of optimistic sentiment on crash risk. The positive relation is also particularly prominent for stocks with a more speculative appeal, especially for those with lower institutional ownership.","PeriodicalId":45235,"journal":{"name":"Global Economic Review","volume":"20 10","pages":"310 - 339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1226508X.2021.1947340","citationCount":"8","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Global Economic Review","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1226508X.2021.1947340","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT We study the cross-sectional effects of investor sentiment on stock price crash risk from the perspective of investor behavioural biases. We develop a firm-specific investor sentiment measure, and find that stocks with stronger investor sentiment are more prone to a future price crash. The positive relation is more pronounced for stocks eligible for margin trading, as higher investor sentiment induces greater margin buy/cover by optimistic investors. Short interest moderates the impact of optimistic sentiment on crash risk. The positive relation is also particularly prominent for stocks with a more speculative appeal, especially for those with lower institutional ownership.
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