A test of the relative pricing effects of dividends and earnings: Evidence from simultaneous announcements in Japan

Journal of Finance

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1199-1227

  Conroy, Robert M ^a   Eades, Kenneth M ^a   Harris, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0039002170     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00245     Document Type: Article

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