Sensitivity of investor reaction to market direction and volatility: Dividend change announcements

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-40

  Docking, Diane Scott ^a   Koch, Paul D ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 14844309371     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2005.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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