Experienced and novice investors: Does environmental information influence investment allocation decisions?

European Accounting Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-557

  Holm, Claus ^a   Rikhardsson, Pall ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

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EID: 51249116000     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180802016627     Document Type: Article

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