Managing decision fatigue: Evidence from analysts’ earnings forecasts
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Fatigue management; Decision fatigue; Analysts' earnings forecasts;All these keywords.
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- G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
- G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets
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