Myopic loss aversion and the equity premium puzzle

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 73-92

  Benartzi, Shlomo ^a   Thaler, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84906006114     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2118511     Document Type: Article

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