Do investors trade too much?
Article Abstract:
In an effort to discover whether the trading profits of discount brokerage customers are enough to cover trading costs, the author finds that the securities investors buy did not perform well enough to cover the costs and also that these securities underperform those they sell.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 1999
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Wiring the labour market
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Research is presented describing how the Internet will have a positive impact on employment and job matching with employers having a more direct and comprehensive approach to taking on new staff.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0895-3309
Year: 2001
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The Internet and the investor
Article Abstract:
Research is presented describing how access to investor information via the Internet has increased investment activity on a huge scale creating a more volatile stock market.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Perspectives
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0895-3309
Year: 2001
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