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Valuation waves and merger activity: The empirical evidence

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  • Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew
  • Robinson, David T.
  • Viswanathan, S.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Journal of Financial Economics.

Volume (Year): 77 (2005)
Issue (Month): 3 (September)
Pages: 561-603

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Handle: RePEc:eee:jfinec:v:77:y:2005:i:3:p:561-603

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