Equity Issues and Stock Price Dynamics Author(s): Deborah J. Lucas and Robert L. McDonald Source: The Journal of Finance, Vol. 45, No. 4 (Sep., 1990), pp. 1019-1043 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2328713 . Accessed: 16/07/2011 10:21
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THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE * VOL. XLV, NO. 4 * SEPTEMBER
1990
Equity Issues and Stock Price Dynamics
DEBORAH J. LUCAS and ROBERT L. McDONALD* ABSTRACT infinite horizonmodelof the equity issue This paperpresents an information-theoretic, decision. The model predicts that (a) equity issues on average are preceded by an abnormalpositive returnon the
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