Attracting investor attention through advertising

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1797-1829

  Lou, Dong ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900513885     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhu019     Document Type: Article

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