Stock trading and diversification discount
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While explicitly assuming that stock price conveys valuable information to the management, we show that the value loss from diversification is a function of the stock price informativeness. More informed stock trading leads to a more efficient investment and a smaller diversification discount. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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