The role of media coverage in explaining stock market fluctuations: Insights for strategic financial communication

International Journal of Strategic Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 67-85

  Strycharz, Joanna ^a   Strauss, Nadine ^a   Trilling, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85034654809     PISSN: 1553118X     EISSN: 15531198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1553118X.2017.1378220     Document Type: Article

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