Size effect in January and cultural influences in an emerging stock market: The perspective of behavioral finance

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 208-229

  Chen, Tsung Cheng ^b   Chien, Chin Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioral finance; Culture bonus; Risk aversion; Size effect in January

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650604577     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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