Earnings expectations and the relative information content of dividend and earnings announcements

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 232-245

  Best, Roger J ^a   Best, Ronald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 53949098149     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02752605     Document Type: Article

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