Identifying the factor structure of equity returns: Returns can be better understood using several dimensions

Journal of Portfolio Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 51-61

  Merville, Larry J ^a   Hayes Yelken, Suzanne ^a   Xu, Yexiao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 0041032734     PISSN: 00954918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3905/jpm.2001.319813     Document Type: Article

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