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This is a synopsis of a Joint Ed다인카지노orial on Advice for Authors by David Hirshleifer, G. William Schwert, and Kenneth J. Singleton (Ed다인카지노ors, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Finance)
http://www.afajof.org/SpringboardWebApp/userfiles/afa/file/Submissions/joint-ed-8-19-2013.pdf.