Behavioral decision-making in financean overview and assessment of selected research

  1. De Bondt, Werner
  2. Mayoral Martínez, Rosa María
  3. Vallelado González, Eleuterio
Zeitschrift:
Revista española de financiación y contabilidad

ISSN: 0210-2412

Datum der Publikation: 2013

Titel der Ausgabe: Behavioral Finance

Nummer: 157

Seiten: 99-118

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.1080/02102412.2013.10779742 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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