Mood, music and money: what our Spotify playlists reveal about the emotional nature of financial markets

The researchers results hold across 40 countries and is not driven by a couple of outliers. Image: Unsplash/Wes Hicks
Alex Edmans
Professor of Finance, Academic Director, Centre for Corporate Governance, London Business School, Professor of Finance, Academic Director, Centre for Corporate Governance, London Business School
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