Anticipation, acquisitions, and bidder returns: Industry shocks and the transfer of information across rivals

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2242-2285

  Cai, Jie ^a   Song, Moon H ^b   Walkling, Ralph A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959694716     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr035     Document Type: Article

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