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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Can google search volume index predict the returns and trading volumes of stocks in a retail investor dominant market

Huei-Hwa Lai1 Department of Business Administration, ChaoyangUniversity of Technology, 168, Jifeng E. Rd, Wufeng District, Taichung413310, ROCView further author information
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Tzu-Pu Chang2 Department of Finance, National Yunlin University ofScience and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin64002, ROCCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cheng-Han Hu2 Department of Finance, National Yunlin University ofScience and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin64002, ROCView further author information
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Po-Ching Chou2 Department of Finance, National Yunlin University ofScience and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin64002, ROCView further author information
Article: 2014640 | Received 25 Aug 2021, Accepted 24 Nov 2021, Published online: 29 Dec 2021

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