What׳s a name worth? The impact of a likeable stock ticker symbol on firm value
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Keywords
Ticker symbols; Tobin׳s Q; Mispricing; Liquidity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
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