The 6D Bias and the Equity-Premium Puzzle

NBER Macroeconomics Annual

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 241-312

  Gabaix, Xavier ^a   Laibson, David ^a  

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EID: 0346279155     PISSN: 08893365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/654447     Document Type: Article

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