Detecting abnormal operating performance: The empirical power and specification of test statistics

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 359-399

  Barber, Brad M ^a   Lyon, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Event studies; Operating performance; Return on assets; Return on sales

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030194534     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(96)84701-5     Document Type: Article

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