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Weak and Strong Individual Forecasts: Additional Experimental Evidence

In: Handbook of Behavioral Finance

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  • Lucy F. Ackert
  • Bryan K. Church
  • Kirsten Ely

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  • Lucy F. Ackert & Bryan K. Church & Kirsten Ely, 2010. "Weak and Strong Individual Forecasts: Additional Experimental Evidence," Chapters, in: Brian Bruce (ed.), Handbook of Behavioral Finance, chapter 14, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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