In 2021, the stock market valuation of GameStop skyrocketed thanks to a social media frenzy. It heralded the rise of the so-called “meme” stock, but also a rise in a particular kind of trading, one driven more by the attention economy than by inherent value in an investment, according to new Northeastern University research published on SSRN.
The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading
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