On financial frauds and their causes: Investor overconfidence

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-421

  Pressman, Steven ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032328262     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1998.tb03373.x     Document Type: Article

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