Luck versus Skill in the cross-section of mutual fund returns

Journal of Finance

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1915-1947

  Fama, Eugene F ^a   French, Kenneth R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77957161053     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01598.x     Document Type: Article

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