R2 around the world: New theory and new tests

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-292

  Jin, Li ^a   Myers, Stewart C ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate control; Crashes; Firm specific risks; Information and market efficiency; International financial markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744457624     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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