Merger momentum and investor sentiment: The stock market reaction to merger announcements

Journal of Business

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 987-1017

  Rosen, Richard J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33644909326     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499146     Document Type: Review

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