Is the long-run underperformance of seasoned equity issues irrational? Evidence from Spain

International Review of Financial Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-199

  Farinós, José E ^a   García, C José ^a   Ibáñez, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arbitrage costs; Behavioural biases; Equity issue; Long run underperformance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847179412     PISSN: 10575219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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