A non-parametric assessment of weak-form efficiency in the UAE financial markets

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1365-1373

  Squalli, Jay ^a  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FINANCIAL MARKET; INSURANCE SYSTEM;

ASIA; DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 34548574275     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100500447594     Document Type: Article

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