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To Cite this Article: Oprea, D. S., & Tlica, E. V. (2014). Day-of-the-Week Effect in Post-Communist East European Stock Markets. International Journal of Acdemic Research in Accounting, Finance and Managment Science, 4(3), 161–175.
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