Do gender, age and education affect herding in the real estate market?

The paper analyses how gender, age, education level and field of education affect herding in the real estate market. We use a dataset of residential real estate transactions from 2004–2012 in Estonia that contains demographic and educational information on the individuals in it. We do not identify any gender-based differences in herding but find a low to moderate degree of herding among very young and older individuals. Individuals with a degree in economics tend to herd less than average.