The market evaluation of information in directors' trades

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 77-110

  Hillier, David ^a   Marshall, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008565668     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00424_29_1-2     Document Type: Article

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