Shareholder-initiated class action lawsuits: Shareholder wealth effects and industry spillovers

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 823-850

  Gande, Amar ^a   Lewis, Craig M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53649108671     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109009990202     Document Type: Article

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