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The fragile returns to investor relations: evidence from a period of declining market confidence. / Peasnell, K V; Talib, S; Young, S E.
In: Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2011, p. 67-90.

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Peasnell, KV, Talib, S & Young, SE 2011, 'The fragile returns to investor relations: evidence from a period of declining market confidence', Accounting and Business Research, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2011.549638

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Peasnell, K. V., Talib, S., & Young, S. E. (2011). The fragile returns to investor relations: evidence from a period of declining market confidence. Accounting and Business Research, 41(1), 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2011.549638

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Peasnell KV, Talib S, Young SE. The fragile returns to investor relations: evidence from a period of declining market confidence. Accounting and Business Research. 2011;41(1):67-90. doi: 10.1080/00014788.2011.549638

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Peasnell, K V ; Talib, S ; Young, S E. / The fragile returns to investor relations: evidence from a period of declining market confidence. In: Accounting and Business Research. 2011 ; Vol. 41, No. 1. pp. 67-90.

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