Fear of the unknown: Familiarity and economic decisions

Review of Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 173-206

  Cao, H Henry ^a   Han, Bing ^b   Hirshleifer, David ^c   Zhang, Harold H ^d  

^a Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 78751495682     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfp023     Document Type: Article

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