Dividend changes, abnormal returns, and intra-industry firm valuations

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-211

  Firth, Michael ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0030547054     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2331179     Document Type: Article

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