Do Investors Rationally Evaluate Investment Fees? A Behavioral Finance Investigation
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عنوان ژورنال: The BRC Academy Journal of Business
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2152-8721,2152-873X
DOI: 10.15239/j.brcacadjb.2014.04.01.ja03