Do Investors Expect Higher Returns From Safer Stocks Than From Riskier Stocks?
The Journal of Psychology and Financial MarketsPublished 1 December 2001
Hersh Shefrin
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(2001). Do Investors Expect Higher Returns From Safer Stocks Than From Riskier Stocks? Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 176-181.
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Decision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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