Two essays in analyzing delegated portfolio management relationships through relative portfolio measures||Two essays in analyzing delegated portfolio management relationships through relative portfolio measures

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To my wife Melissa and my daughters Isabelle and Eleanore -without your love and sacrifice this would not have been possible.To my parents John and Linda Stowe -thank you for your inspiration and encouragement. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSMy special thanks go to my dissertation chairman, Dan W. French whose support, flexibility, and direction were instrumental in permitting me the opportunity to write in this topic area. Special thanks also go to Michael O'Doherty for the time he spent, above and beyond his role as a committee member, providing helpful feedback and advice on multiple occasions. Additionally, I would like to specifically thank Xuemin Yan and Ken Shaw for the extra time they spent assisting me along the way. I would also like to thank