Idiosyncratic volatility and product market competition

Journal of Business

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3125-3152

  Gaspar, José Miguel ^a   Massa, Massimo ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b INSEAD ^*

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EID: 33847041808     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505251     Document Type: Article

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