Myopic Loss Aversion and Investment Decisions: From the Laboratory to the Field
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- Kazi Iqbal & Asadul Islam & John A. List & Vy Nguyen, 2021. "Myopic Loss Aversion and Investment Decisions: from the Laboratory to the Field," NBER Working Papers 28730, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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