Investor behavior in the mutual fund industry: Evidence from gross flows

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 541-567

  Cashman, George D ^a   Nardari, Federico ^b   Deli, Daniel N ^c   Villupuram, Sriram V ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutual Fund Flows; Mutual Funds; Performance Flow Relation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859935099     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12197-012-9231-1     Document Type: Article

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