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Can Macroeconomic Variables Explain Managed Fund Returns? The Australian Case

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  • Bin Li
  • Benjamin Liu

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  • Luo Wang & Bin Li & Benjamin Liu, 2017. "Can Macroeconomic Variables Explain Managed Fund Returns? The Australian Case," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 36(2), pages 171-184, June.
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