Can mutual fund managers pick stocks? Evidence from their trades prior to earnings announcements

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1111-1131

  Baker, Malcolm ^a   Litov, Lubomir ^b   Wachter, Jessica A ^c   Wurgler, Jeffrey ^d  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650033754     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109010000426     Document Type: Article

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