Institutional investors, past performance, and dynamic loss aversion

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-188

  O'Connell, Paul G J ^a   Teo, Melvyn ^b  

^a FDO Partners LLC   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 67649657722     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109009090048     Document Type: Article

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