The performance of Italian real estate mutual funds

Journal of European Real Estate Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-185

  Morri, Giacomo ^a   Lee, Stephen L ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Investment funds; Italy; Property management; Real estate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863387410     PISSN: 17539269     EISSN: 17539277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17539260910978472     Document Type: Article

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