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Divestitures and the liquidity of the market for corporate assets

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  • Schlingemann, Frederik P.
  • Stulz, Rene M.
  • Walkling, Ralph A.

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  • Schlingemann, Frederik P. & Stulz, Rene M. & Walkling, Ralph A., 2002. "Divestitures and the liquidity of the market for corporate assets," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(1), pages 117-144, April.
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