Copycat funds: Information disclosure regulation and the returns to active management in the mutual fund industry

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 515-541

  Frank, Mary Margaret ^a   Shackelford, Douglas A ^b   Poterba, James M ^c   Shoven, John B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244266413     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422982     Document Type: Review

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