The rational-behavioral debate in financial economics

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-409

  Brav, Alon ^a   Heaton, J B ^a   Rosenberg, Alexander ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral finance; Event study; Friedman; Market efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 10444274040     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350178042000177978     Document Type: Review

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