The timing of financing decisions: An examination of the correlation in financing waves

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-83

  Dittmar, Amy K ^a   Dittmar, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution policy; Market timing; Stock repurchases; Undervaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649107994     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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