An Investigation of the Gains from Specialized Equity Claims

Financial Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 67-83

  Boone, Audra ^a   Haushalter, David ^c   Mikkelson, Wayne ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0141872558     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3666384     Document Type: Article

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