The gender gap on wall street: An empirical analysis of confidence in investment decision making

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 577-590

  Estes, Ralph ^a   Hosseini, Jinoos ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 0002851109     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1988.9915532     Document Type: Article

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