Behavioral decision-making in financean overview and assessment of selected research

  1. De Bondt, Werner
  2. Mayoral Martínez, Rosa María
  3. Vallelado González, Eleuterio
Revista:
Revista española de financiación y contabilidad

ISSN: 0210-2412

Año de publicación: 2013

Título del ejemplar: Behavioral Finance

Número: 157

Páginas: 99-118

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/02102412.2013.10779742 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Revista española de financiación y contabilidad

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