Do risk management practices work? Evidence from hedge funds

  • Gavin Cassar and Joseph Gerakos
  • Review of Accounting Studies
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  • What are the research questions?

  •  Are there variations in the methods that funds use to manage risk?
  •  Do hedge funds practicing risk management outperform other funds during periods of financial crisis?
  •  Are there differences in the type of risk management practices in terms of performance?
  •  Are there competing explanations that may also explain the outperformance of risk-managed hedge funds?
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