Corporate Restructuring in Japan : An Event-Study Analysis /

The implementation of the Commercial Rehabilitation Law (CRL) on April 1, 2000 was considered a key event in setting up the official infrastructure supporting corporate restructuring in Japan. This study evaluates the stock price impact of restructuring announcements before and after the CRL impleme...

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Hovedforfatter: Chan-Lau, Jorge
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/202
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF
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