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Social Media and Finance

"Social media platforms have become a common source of information about financial markets. There is a growing academic literature on financial social media—mainly focused on StockTwits, Twitter, Seeking Alpha..." – By J. Anthony Cookson and others

Search and Matching, and Price Formation in Real Estate Markets

"Search models rationalize housing market dynamics where perfect asset models fail to, by incorporating the time and cost of identifying attractive opportunities to trade..." – By David Genesove

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In November 2024, 76 new articles and 12 revised articles, spread across 20 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.

ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access

On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.

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