Underreaction to Self-Selected News Events: The Case of Stock Splits

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SPEC., 2002, Pages 489-526

  Ikenberry, David L ^a   Ramnath, Sundaresh ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036102026     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/15.2.489     Document Type: Article

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