We review extensive evidence about how psychological biases affect investor behavior and prices. Systematic mispricing probably causes substantial resource misallocation. We argue that limited attention and overconfidence cause investor credulity about the strategic incentives of informed market...

We review extensive evidence about how psychological biases affect investor behavior and prices. Systematic mispricing probably causes substantial resource misallocation. We argue that limited attention and overconfidence cause investor credulity about the strategic incentives of informed market...

Previous empirical studies suggest a negative relationship between prior 3-5 year fundamental performance and future returns: distressed firms outperform more profitable firms. In fact, we show here that after controlling for past stock returns firms with higher past fundamental returns actually...