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Employee stock options, EPS dilution, and stock repurchases

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  • Bens, Daniel A.
  • Nagar, Venky
  • Skinner, Douglas J.
  • Wong, M. H. Franco

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  • Bens, Daniel A. & Nagar, Venky & Skinner, Douglas J. & Wong, M. H. Franco, 2003. "Employee stock options, EPS dilution, and stock repurchases," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 36(1-3), pages 51-90, December.
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