Obfuscation, learning, and the evolution of investor sophistication

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 774-785

  Carlin, Bruce Ian ^a   Manso, Gustavo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

D40; D83; G20

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952163881     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhq070     Document Type: Article

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