Introduction/guest editorial: Behavioural finance: The role of psychological factors in financial decisions

Review of Behavioral Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-80

  Muradoglu, Gulnur ^a   Harvey, Nigel ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural finance; Decision making; Psychology; Research work

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033270837     PISSN: 19405979     EISSN: 19405987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/19405971211284862     Document Type: Article

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