Idiosyncratic return volatility, cash flows, and product market competition

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1149-1177

  Irvine, Paul J ^a   Pontiff, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 60449087902     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhn039     Document Type: Article

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