Long-term return reversals: Overreaction or taxes?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2865-2896

  George, Thomas J ^a   Hwang, Chuan Yang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 36649030177     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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