On the measurement of Tobin's q

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-122

  Lewellen, Wilbur G ^a   Badrinath, S G ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset valuation; Corporate performance; Inflation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116476     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-405X(96)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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