Mark Twain’s Cat: Investment experience, categorical thinking, and stock selection
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Investment experience; Categorical thinking; Household finance;All these keywords.
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- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- G40 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - General
- 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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