All things considered, taxes drive the January effect

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-372

  Chen, Honghui ^a   Singal, Vijay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4444226896     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2004.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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