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Overconfidence and Active Management

In: Handbook of Behavioral Finance

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  • Christoph Gort
  • Mei Wang

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  • Christoph Gort & Mei Wang, 2010. "Overconfidence and Active Management," Chapters, in: Brian Bruce (ed.), Handbook of Behavioral Finance, chapter 12, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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