Performance persistence and the source of returns for hedge funds

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-141

  Harri, A ^a   Brorsen, B W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FINANCIAL MARKET; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1242288449     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960310042000176407     Document Type: Article

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