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The bid-ask bias and the size effect: A test of the Blume-Stambaugh bid-ask bias effect hypothesis

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  • Echevarria, David P.

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  • Branch, Ben & Echevarria, David P., 1998. "The bid-ask bias and the size effect: A test of the Blume-Stambaugh bid-ask bias effect hypothesis," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 129-148.
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