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Limited investor attention and the mispricing of American Depositary Receipts

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I test whether more investor attention leads to a better exploitation of arbitrage opportunities and, in turn, to less mispricing of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Using data on 536 stocks I find that more investor attention significantly reduces ADR mispricing.

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  • Eichler, Stefan, 2012. "Limited investor attention and the mispricing of American Depositary Receipts," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 115(3), pages 490-492.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:3:p:490-492
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.111
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    Keywords

    Investor attention; Arbitrage; American Depositary Receipt; Mispricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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