Go active or stay passive: Investment trust, financial innovation and diversification in Belgium's early days
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Diversification; Investment trusts; Financial innovation; Investor behavior;All these keywords.
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- N2 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions
- N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
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