The hot hand belief and the gambler’s fallacy in investment decisions under risk
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Hot hand belief; Gambler’s fallacy; Experimental economics; Decision making under risk; C91; D81; G10;All these keywords.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
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