Treating measurement error in Tobin's q

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1286-1329

  Erickson, Timothy ^a   Whited, Toni M ^b  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84858667553     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr120     Document Type: Review

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