The dynamics of short-term mutual fund flows and returns: A time-series and cross-sectional investigation

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2102-2109

  Rakowski, David ^a   Wang, Xiaoxin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fund flows; Investor behavior; Mutual funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249115085     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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