The persistent holiday effect: Additional evidence

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 205-209

  Brockman, Paul ^a   Michayluk, David ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1342301332     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048598354825     Document Type: Article

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