PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 13, Problem 9PS
Market efficiency evidence* Which of the following observations appear to indicate market inefficiency? Explain whether the observation appears to contradict the weak, semistrong, or strong form of the
- a) Tax-exempt municipal bonds offer lower pretax returns than taxable government bonds.
- b) Managers make superior returns on purchases of (heir company’s stock.
- c) There is a positive relationship between (he return on the market in one quarter and the change in aggregate profits in the next quarter.
- d) There is some evidence that stocks that have appreciated unusually in the recent past continue to do so in the future.
- e) The stock of an acquired firm tends to appreciate in the period before the merger announcement.
- f) Stocks of companies with unexpectedly high earnings appear to offer high returns for several months after the earnings announcement.
- g) Very risky stocks on average give higher returns than safe stocks.
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