Are financial markets overly optimistic about the prospects of firms that issue equity? Evidence from voluntary versus involuntary equity issuances by banks

Journal of Finance

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2139-2159

  Cornett, Marcia Millon ^a   Mehran, Hamid ^b   Tehranian, Hassan ^c  

^a Illinois University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0038661575     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00085     Document Type: Article

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