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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Essays in Mutual Fund Performance, the Home Equity Bias and the Effects of Financial Frictions on Output and Occupational Choice

Abstract

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In this thesis we explore issues of mutual fund manager performance, we propose a factor that helps explain the home equity bias and theoretically explore the effects of such financial frictions as poor contract enforcement and intermediation costs on occupational choice and output.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Economics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Benos, Evangelos
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Villamil, Anne P.

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI3362729
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/72410

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Benos, Evangelos. Essays in Mutual Fund Performance, the Home Equity Bias and the Effects of Financial Frictions on Output and Occupational Choice. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/72410