The weekend and 'Reverse' weekend effects: An analysis by month of the year, week of the month, and industry

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 863-890

  Brusa, Jorge ^a   Liu, Pu ^b   Schulman, Craig ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447641644     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.05386     Document Type: Article

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