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Disclosure regulation and the profitability of insider trading: Evidence from New Zealand

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  • Etebari, Ahmad
  • Tourani-Rad, Alireza
  • Gilbert, Aaron

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  • Etebari, Ahmad & Tourani-Rad, Alireza & Gilbert, Aaron, 2004. "Disclosure regulation and the profitability of insider trading: Evidence from New Zealand," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 12(5), pages 479-502, November.
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