Weather affects people's mood, according to psychological studies. For example, low temperature can cause aggression, whereas high temperature can induce apathy. Therefore, it may be possible that weather-influenced mood, driven by mood's impact on decision-making, exerts an influence on...

This study investigates causality of weather and its impact on Australian stock market returns. The Australian S&P/ASX Index 200, which includes exclusively Australian domicile companies as well as some weather-sensitive companies, has been selected as a proxy for the Australian capital market....

This study investigates causality of weather and its impact on the The S&P/ASX All Australian 200 Index has been selected as a proxy for the Australian capital market. The index consists exclusively of Australian domiciled companies. Following previous research in behaviour finance in the area...

Market anomalies in stock markets should be related to investors’ trading strategies, which are based on their psychologies along with other factors. The fact that some weather variables affect investor’s performance and mood can also affect market prices substantially. This paper examines...

This article investigates whether the Nepalese stock market is efficient in weak form with respect to economically neutral behavioural variables. Simple OLS technique with White’s heteroskedasticity-corrected standard errors is used to test the relationship between stock returns and...

Market anomalies in stock markets should be related to investors’ trading strategies, which are based on their psychologies along with other factors. The fact that some weather variables affect investor’s performance and mood can also affect market prices substantially. This paper examines...

We analyze data on stock index forecasts made by private investors. The implied returns calculated from these forecasts exhibit negative skewness and excess kurtosis. Past returns have a positive impact on the implied returns, consistent with investors expecting positive momentum. Females are...

We analyze data on stock index forecasts made by private investors. The implied returns calculated from these forecasts exhibit negative skewness and excess kurtosis. Past returns have a positive impact on the implied returns, consistent with investors expecting positive momentum. Females are...