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Catastrophic events, contagion, and stock market efficiency: the case of the space shuttle challenger

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  • Blose, Laurence E.
  • Bornkamp, Robin
  • Brier, Marci
  • Brown, Kendis
  • Frederick, Jerry

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  • Blose, Laurence E. & Bornkamp, Robin & Brier, Marci & Brown, Kendis & Frederick, Jerry, 1996. "Catastrophic events, contagion, and stock market efficiency: the case of the space shuttle challenger," Review of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 117-129.
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