Impact of corporate diversification on idiosyncratic volatility.
We analyze a set of firms during 1997 to 2001 and find that corporate diversification is significantly and negatively related to firm-specific volatility. This study provides confirmative evidence that corporate diversification has the benefit of lowering idiosyncratic volatility.
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9541 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Summary: | We analyze a set of firms during 1997 to 2001 and find that corporate diversification is significantly and negatively related to firm-specific volatility. This study provides confirmative evidence that corporate diversification has the benefit of lowering idiosyncratic volatility. |
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