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- ↑ "Kenneth R. French - Curriculum Vitae". mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ Fama, Eugene F.; French, Kenneth R. (1992). "The Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns". Journal of Finance. 47 (2): 427–465. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.556.954 . doi:10.2307/2329112. JSTOR 2329112.
- ↑ Fama, Eugene F.; French, Kenneth R. (1993). "Common Risk Factors in the Returns on Stocks and Bonds". Journal of Financial Economics. 33 (1): 3–56. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.139.5892 . doi:10.1016/0304-405X(93)90023-5.
- ↑ 2008 AFA Annual Meeting Presidential Address at AFA website
- ↑ "Kenneth French listing at Dimensional Fund Advisors". Dimensional Fund Advisors. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
