This paper presents the main features of macroprudential policy with a focus on the French case. We first recall the ultimate objective of this policy, which is to prevent and to mitigate systemic risk, i.e. the risk of “widespread disruptions to the provision of financial services that have...

This paper documents the effect of herd behaviour on the US S%P100 and US DJIA stock market's stocks volatility. We investigated the presence and the change of herding behaviour in the US S%P100 and US DJIA stock markets during January 2000 to July 2012. Results provide strong and coherent...

This paper examines the existence of herding in the US market. We study the turnover effect on herding movement by modifying the Cross-Sectional Standard Deviation (CSSD) model and the Cross-Sectional Absolute Deviation (CSAD) model. Results are inconclusive about the presence of herding in the...