The psychology of tail events: Progress and challenges

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 611-616

  Barberis, Nicholas ^a  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 84879093005     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.611     Document Type: Conference Paper

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