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S. P. Uma Rao
Researcher at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Publications - 16
Citations - 94
S. P. Uma Rao is an academic researcher from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The author has contributed to research in topics: Value premium & January effect. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 16 publications receiving 91 citations.
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Performance evaluation of socially responsible mutual funds using style analysis
Praveen Das,S. P. Uma Rao +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors applied William Sharpe's method of style analysis to evaluate the performance of 94 US socially responsible mutual funds and found that active management of mutual funds is an important determinant of their performance in socially responsible investing industry.
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Value premiums and the january effect: international evidence
Praveen Das,S. P. Uma Rao +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the distribution and source of value premium in average stock returns for the period 1975 through 2007, using data from the stock markets of Japan, the U.K, and France.
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The value premium and the January effect
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the seasonal effect in the value premium puzzle and investigate whether the book-to-market effect is an outcome of the January effect observed among stock returns.
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Empirical Analysis Of International Mutual Fund Performance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the annual risk-adjusted returns using Sharpe's Index for ten portfolios of international mutual funds for the period September 2000 through September 2006 and found that nine out of ten of the international mutual fund portfolios outperformed the U.S. market.
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Is the Value Effect Seasonal? Evidence from Global Equity Markets
Praveen Das,S. P. Uma Rao +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors extend the research on value premium by examining patterns of seasonality exhibited in the book-to-market effect in major global equity markets and provide evidence supporting the January effect in the value premium phenomenon.