How do diversity of opinion and information asymmetry affect acquirer returns?

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2047-2078

  Moeller, Sara B ^a   Schlingemann, Frederik P ^a   Stulz, René M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35448987305     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhm040     Document Type: Article

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