Learning and the disappearing association between governance and returns
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- Lucian A. Bebchuk & Alma Cohen & Charles C.Y. Wang, 2010. "Learning and the Disappearing Association Between Governance and Returns," NBER Working Papers 15912, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
Corporate governance; Governance indices; GIM; G-Index; E-Index; Shareholder rights; Entrenchment; Market efficiency; Learning; Earning announcements; Analyst forecasts; IRRC provisions; Behavioral finance; Asset pricing;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
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