Investment policies and excess returns in corporate spin-offs: Evidence from the US market

Financial Markets and Portfolio Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-307

  Rovetta, Barbara ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Excess returns; Investment policy; Spin off

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748419808     PISSN: 15554961     EISSN: 1555497X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11408-006-0021-7     Document Type: Review

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