Speculative overpricing in asset markets with information flows

Econometrica

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1937-1976

  Palfrey, Thomas R ^a   Wang, Stephanie W ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset pricing; Experimental finances; Heterogeneous beliefs; Speculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866762080     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA8781     Document Type: Article

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