Does the ease of reading of financial disclosures influence investment decision?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109883
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Readability; Financial disclosure; Stock market participation; Mutual fund;All these keywords.
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- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
- G4 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance
- I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
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