Are the Fama and French Factors Global or Country Specific?

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 783-803

  Griffin, John M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036296822     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/15.3.783     Document Type: Review

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