Stock splits in a neutral transaction cost environment: Evidence from the Athens Stock Exchange

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-25

  Leledakis, George N ^a   Papaioannou, George J ^b   Travlos, Nickolaos G ^c   Tsangarakis, Nickolaos V ^d  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The American College of Greece   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Liquidity; Market reaction; Signaling; Stock splits

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649243144     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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