Sources of hidden value and risk within tracking stock

Financial Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 91-109

  Harper, Joel T ^a   Madura, Jeff ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036746651     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3666316     Document Type: Article

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