Do investors trade too much?

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1279-1298

  Odean, Terrance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001242340     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.5.1279     Document Type: Article

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