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    Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Sun, J. , Zhou, Y. , Wang, J. (. and Guo, J. (. (2018), Influence of media coverage and sentiment on seasoned equity offerings. Account Finance. . doi:10.1111/acfi.12334 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acfi.12334/abstract This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

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Influence of media coverage and sentiment on seasoned equity offerings. / Sun, Ji; Zhou, Yi; Wang, Jiaguo et al.
In: Accounting and Finance, Vol. 60, No. S1, 24.04.2020, p. 557-585.

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Sun, J, Zhou, Y, Wang, J & Guo, J 2020, 'Influence of media coverage and sentiment on seasoned equity offerings', Accounting and Finance, vol. 60, no. S1, pp. 557-585. https://doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12334

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Sun, J., Zhou, Y., Wang, J., & Guo, J. (2020). Influence of media coverage and sentiment on seasoned equity offerings. Accounting and Finance, 60(S1), 557-585. https://doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12334

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Sun J, Zhou Y, Wang J, Guo J. Influence of media coverage and sentiment on seasoned equity offerings. Accounting and Finance. 2020 Apr 24;60(S1):557-585. Epub 2018 Feb 16. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12334

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Sun, Ji ; Zhou, Yi ; Wang, Jiaguo et al. / Influence of media coverage and sentiment on seasoned equity offerings. In: Accounting and Finance. 2020 ; Vol. 60, No. S1. pp. 557-585.

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