The declining information content of dividend announcements and the effects of institutional holdings

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 637-660

  Amihud, Yakov ^a   Li, Kefei ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MORGAN STANLEY   (United States)

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EID: 33748865610     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109000002568     Document Type: Article

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