The Return Variability and Dispersion: Evidence from Mutual Funds in Post-Transition Countries
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عنوان ژورنال: Financial Assets and Investing
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1804-509X,1804-5081
DOI: 10.5817/fai2017-1-2