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Pricing Efficiency of Exchange-Traded Funds Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Cover

Pricing Efficiency of Exchange-Traded Funds Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2026-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 55
Submitted on: Sep 30, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 29, 2025
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Published on: Feb 24, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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