The Relation between Expected Returns, Realized Returns, and Firm Risk Characteristics*

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1085-1122

  Botosan, Christine A ^a   Plumlee, Marlene A ^a   Wen, He ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 80055017454     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2011.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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