We started writing this a few days after Alex returned from ethnographic fieldwork in Hong Kong. This research trip required being on the road for two months, first doing a washout period in Bucharest, followed by quarantine in Hong Kong, then finally fieldwork itself. This was not Alex's first...

This paper explores the ways in which sell-side financial analysts seek to position themselves advantageously within the wider field of investment advice in spite of widespread skepticism over the value that their forecasts and recommendations add to investment decisions. The field of investment...

"Our understanding of financial markets is shaped overwhelmingly by economics, which tends to view financial market activity from both a numerical and abstract vantage point. Activity on 'the Street', in 'the City' or simply by 'the Market' is understood by reference to the performance of the...

Literature on equity analysts presents a conundrum: analysts are seen as influential market participants, yet researchers widely criticize them for their bias and inaccuracy. Studies drawing from economic frames struggle to explain this. Therefore, we develop a new conceptualization that...

We started writing this a few days after Alex returned from ethnographic fieldwork in Hong Kong. This research trip required being on the road for two months, first doing a washout period in Bucharest, followed by quarantine in Hong Kong, then finally fieldwork itself. This was not Alex's first...