Rational inattention and portfolio selection

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1999-2040

  Huang, Lixin ^a,b   Liu, Hong ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547904335     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01263.x     Document Type: Article

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