Examining market efficiency for large- and small-capitalization of TOPIX and FTSE stock indices

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 735-744

  Hung, Jui Cheng ^a   Lee, Yen Hsien ^b   Pai, Tung Yueh ^c  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 67649716390     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100802129775     Document Type: Article

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