Mutual fund flows and performance in rational markets

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1269-1295

  Berk, Jonathan B ^a,b   Green, Richard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; INVESTMENT; MODEL; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 12144279436     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424739     Document Type: Article

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