Demand-Supply Mismatches and Stock Market Reaction: Evidence from Excess Inventory Announcements

Kevin B. Hendricks
Kevin B. Hendricks
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School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada
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Vinod R. Singhal
Vinod R. Singhal
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College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
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Kevin B. Hendricks

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School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada

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Vinod R. Singhal

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College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308

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Published Online:4 Dec 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.1080.0237

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Received:September 16, 2006
Accepted:June 24, 2008
Published Online:December 04, 2008

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