Disentangling Size from Momentum in Australian Stock Returns

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-484

  Brailsford, Tim ^a   O'brien, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

MOMENTUM; SIZE EFFECT

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449147020     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620803200305     Document Type: Article

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