The Contrarian/Overreaction Hypothesis: An analysis of the US and Canadian stock markets

Global Finance Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 53-72

  Mun, Johnathan C ^a   Vasconcellos, Geraldo M ^b   Kish, Richard ^b  

^a KPMG LLP   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0005880980     PISSN: 10440283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0283(00)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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