Noise trading, costly arbitrage, and asset prices: Evidence from closed-end funds

Journal of Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2571-2594

  Gemmill, Gordon ^b   Thomas, Dylan C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0043172465     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00506     Document Type: Article

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