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Information asymmetry, valuation, and the corporate spin-off decision

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  • Krishnaswami, Sudha
  • Subramaniam, Venkat

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  • Krishnaswami, Sudha & Subramaniam, Venkat, 1999. "Information asymmetry, valuation, and the corporate spin-off decision," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 73-112, July.
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