Who gains from corporate asset sales?

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-58

  Datta, Sudip ^a   Iskandar Datta, Mai E ^b  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0002822707     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.1996.tb00583.x     Document Type: Article

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