“Emerging” vs. “developed” markets closed-end funds: A comparative performance analysis

Managerial Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 51-61

  Movassaghi, Hormoz ^a   Bramhandkar, Alka ^a   Shikov, Milen ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting research; Developing countries; Investment funds; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751507198     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074350410768967     Document Type: Article

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