Information uncertainty risk and seasonality in international stock markets

Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-259

  Kim, Dongcheol ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Earnings forecast errors; Earnings information uncertainty risk; International stock returns; January effect; Risk factor models

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957892909     PISSN: 12261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-6156.2010.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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