Are Investors Rational? Choices among Index Funds

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 261-288

  Elton, Edwin J ^a   Gruber, Martin J ^a   Busse, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642309198     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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