Risk taking by mutual funds as a response to incentives

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1167-1200

  Chevalier, Judith ^a,b   Ellison, Glenn ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001551506     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516389     Document Type: Article

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