Robust anomalies? A close look at accrual-based trading strategy returns

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 573-603

  Taylor, Stephen ^a   Wong, Leon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accruals; Market anomalies; Trading strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860009548     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2011.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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