Ambiguous Information, Portfolio Inertia, and Excess Volatility

Journal of Finance

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2213-2247

  Illeditsch, Philipp Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 81255144558     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01693.x     Document Type: Article

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