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Why Would Overconfidence Generate Lower Performance? Insights from an Experimental Study

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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36544/irfc.2020.5-2.5 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 46
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2020
Accepted on: Oct 21, 2020
Published on: Oct 30, 2020
Published by: International Academy of Financial Consumers
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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