Market reaction to takeover rumour in Internet Discussion Sites

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-52

  Clarkson, Peter M ^a   Joyce, Daniel ^b   Tutticci, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abnormal returns; Abnormal trading volume; Internet Discussion Site; Market reaction; Takeover rumours

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644895698     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2006.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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