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Investors’ Expertise, Personality Traits and Susceptibility to Behavioral Biases in the Decision Making Process

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  • Marcin Rzeszutek & Adam Szyszka & Monika Czerwonka, 2015. "Investors’ Expertise, Personality Traits and Susceptibility to Behavioral Biases in the Decision Making Process," Contemporary Economics, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw., vol. 9(3), September.
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