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An investigation of investors’ estimates of returns earned and the effect of anchoring on these estimations

Published in: South African Journal of Accounting Research
Volume 30 , issue 1 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 29–40

DOI: 10.1080/10291954.2015.1021559

Author(s): G Dowie College of Accounting, South Africa, G Willows College of Accounting, South Africa,

Keywords: Overconfidence, Pessimism, Return Estimation, Anchoring, Age of Investor, Experience of Investor,

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This study examines overconfidence and anchoring in an investing environment to determine if there is evidence of the phenomenon amongst a sample of academics at participating universities.

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