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title: Performance Persistence in Private Equity: Skill, Structure, and Statistical Artefacts
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/fau-wpaper-wp2026-03/
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updated: 2026-11-06
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identifier: RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2026_03
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2026_03
featured: 2026-11-06
citations: unknown
topic: Portfolio & Allocation
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# Performance Persistence in Private Equity: Skill, Structure, and Statistical Artefacts

Literature review finds genuine skill in private equity performance persistence, especially in venture capital, but shows estimates often weaken under stricter methods and richer data.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2026_03
- Identifier: RePEc:fau:wpaper:wp2026_03
- Released: 2026-11-03
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 138 (2026-11-06): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-11-06/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Portfolio & Allocation
- Authors: Oylum Sehvez Erguzel

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