Characteristics of risk and return in risk arbitrage

Journal of Finance

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2135-2175

  Mitchell, Mark ^a   Pulvino, Todd ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006968004     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00401     Document Type: Article

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