The small world of investing: Board connections and mutual fund returns

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 951-979

  Cohen, Lauren ^a   Frazzini, Andrea ^b   Malloy, Christopher ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SOCIAL NETWORK; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 55849123030     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592415     Document Type: Article

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