Effects of web traffic announcements on firm value

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 161-181

  Benbunan Fich, Raquel ^a   Fich, Eliezer M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Event study; Firm value; Internet bubble; Web traffic

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543092090     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2004.11044312     Document Type: Article

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