Optimism and Portfolio Choice

Boys will be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investment

Brad M. Barber, Terry Odean · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2001 · 5.3K citations

Business, Economics, Finance +17

Unrealistic optimism about future life events.

Neil D. Weinstein · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1980 · 4.8K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

The Disposition to Sell Winners Too Early and Ride Losers Too Long: Theory and Evidence

Hersh Shefrin, Meir Statman · The Journal of Finance · 1985 · 3.4K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Economics +13

Managerial Perspectives on Risk and Risk Taking

James G. March, Zur Shapira · Management Science · 1987 · 3.2K citations

Business, Decision Sciences, Organizational Behavior +14

The Role of Social Capital in Financial Development

Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales · American Economic Review · 2004 · 3.1K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Finance +14