Dynamic hedge fund portfolio construction: A semi-parametric approach
β Scribed by Richard D.F. Harris; Murat Mazibas
- Book ID
- 118470672
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-4266
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