Leaning for the tape: Evidence of gaming behavior in equity mutual funds

Journal of Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 661-693

  Carhart, Mark M ^a   Kaniel, Ron ^b   Musto, David K ^c   Reed, Adam V ^d  

^a Goldman Sachs Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0041669316     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00438     Document Type: Article

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