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Financial disclosure, investor protection and stock market behavior: an international comparison

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  • Benjamas Jirasakuldech
  • Donna Dudney
  • Thomas Zorn
  • John Geppert

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  • Benjamas Jirasakuldech & Donna Dudney & Thomas Zorn & John Geppert, 2011. "Financial disclosure, investor protection and stock market behavior: an international comparison," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 37(2), pages 181-205, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:rqfnac:v:37:y:2011:i:2:p:181-205
    DOI: 10.1007/s11156-010-0200-5
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    Keywords

    Financial disclosure; Market behavior; Random walk; Rational bubbles; M41; G14; F37;
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    JEL classification:

    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • F37 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Finance Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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