Information asymmetry, information precision, and the cost of capital

Review of Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-29

  Lambert, Richard A ^a   Leuz, Christian ^b   Verrecchia, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84555186837     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfr014     Document Type: Article

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