Which firms follow the market? An analysis of corporate investment decisions

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1941-1980

  Bakke, Tor Erik ^a   Whited, Toni M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 77951214740     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhp115     Document Type: Article

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